Meet Eddie Faye Gates
Learn how this high school teacher used her passion for history and justice to help recover silenced voices from the past. For decades, this local hero documented the memories and lived experiences of Oklahomans that most history books left out.
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Gilcrease Preserves North Tulsa History
Learn more about the Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection and the IMLS grant award that is supporting Gilcrease’s ongoing work to archive, research, digitize, and create educational resources from the collection.
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North Tulsa’s History and Survivor Stories
Alfred Stanley Dennie
Jazz Hall of Fame musician, Alfred Stanley Dennie, and his daughter Norma share a story about his brother, George, and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Warning: Stories contain graphic content that may be sensitive to some.
Eunice Jackson
Eunice Jackson speaks about how fortunate she and her family were to safely flee the massacre and return to their home, saved by their neighbors.
James O. Goodwin
James O. Goodwin talks about his father founding the award-winning newspaper The Oklahoma Eagle in 1938 and its importance to Tulsa.
Senator Barack Obama escorts Eddie Faye Gates and survivors
Senator Barack Obama escorts Eddie Faye Gates and survivors, May 8, 2005
‘Best Swing Band in America’
Ernie Fields, Tulsa bandleader, third from right holding trombone.
Eddie Faye Gates as a Teacher
Eddie Faye Gates with students in a classroom (1993)
Past Events
Watch the Inaugural Eddie Faye Gates Lecture Featuring Autumn Brown
On June 1, 2021, Autumn Brown explored some of the main themes manifested within the Eddie Faye Gates Collection. Discover more from this collection about compassion, family, community, resilience, and what they mean for our communities today. Ms. Brown highlighted voices of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and Greenwood’s past as well as paid tribute to Ms.Gates’ tireless efforts to recover and preserve this long-ignored history. Gilcrease Museum was deeply honored to receive this unparalleled collection in 2020 and to have the opportunity to make these materials accessible worldwide.
Please read the companion article to Autumn Brown's lecture.
The Teacher Institute
The Teacher Institute was held virtually on July 12-14 2021 and was open to Tulsa public schools district teachers.
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Learn more
Visit these websites to learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and Greenwood.
John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission
Tulsa Historical Society & Museum
National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Inquiries
For Gates Collection inquiries, please contact the Library at hcarlibrary@utulsa.edu. For general museum inquiries please contact us here.
Gilcrease Research Opportunities
Read about short-term research fellowships, travel grants, and postdoctoral fellowship opportunities at Gilcrease Museum and the Helmerich Center for American Research here. Find out more about the Gilcrease archives.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.