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Dick Rowland
American historical figure
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Tulsa race riot of 1921
- In Tulsa race massacre of 1921
On May 30, 1921, Dick Rowland, a young African American shoe shiner, was accused of assaulting a white elevator operator named Sarah Page in the elevator of a building in downtown Tulsa. The next day the Tulsa Tribune printed a story saying that Rowland had tried to rape Page,…
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