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The Mt. Zion Baptist Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 75th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre

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A church service honoring 75th Tulsa 1921 Massacre at the historical Mt. Zion Baptist Church. June 1, 1996

People: Church Congregation, Choir
Places: Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Purpose: Honoring the 1921 Massacre

Community Elder Tags: church, congregation, service, choir, hat, pews, glasses, heads, stained glass mural

Bobby Eaton, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022


Community Youth Tags: church, baptist, anniversary, choir, stained glass, African Americans, glasses, Sunday-best, formal wear, hanging lights, crowd, turned away

Sofia Fermo, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

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Title(s): 
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 75th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre
Culture: 
American
Date: 
June 1, 1996
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Accession No: 
4327.10464
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
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