{"product_id":"reconstructing-the-dreamland-the-tulsa-riot-of-1921-race-reparations-and-reconciliation-paperback","title":"Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfred L. Brophy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRandall Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the country's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century. Thirty city blocks were burned to the ground, perhaps 150 died, and the prosperous black community of Greenwood, Oklahoma, was turned to rubble. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot, showing how and why the rule of law quickly eroded. Brophy shines his lights on mob violence and racism run amok, both on the night of the riot and the following morning. Equally important, he shows how the city government and police not only permitted looting, shootings, and the burning of Greenwood, but actively participated in it by deputizing white citizens haphazardly, giving out guns and badges, or sending men to arm themselves. Likewise, the National Guard acted unconstitutionally, arresting every black resident they found, leaving property vulnerable to the white mob. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrophy's stark narrative concludes with a discussion of reparations for victims of the riot through lawsuits and legislative action. That case has implications for other reparations movements, including reparations for slavery.\u003cbr\u003e\"Recovers a largely forgotten history of black activism in one of the grimmest periods of race relations.... Linking history with advocacy, Brophy also offers a reasoned defense of reparations for the riot's victims.\"--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfred L. Brophy\u003c\/strong\u003e is Reef C. Ivey II Professor Law at the University of North Carolina. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eReparations: Pro and Con\u003c\/em\u003e and Book Reviews Editor of \u003cem\u003eLaw and History Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He contributed to the report to the Tulsa Race Riot Commission, a body created by the Oklahoma Legislature to investigate the riot and make recommendations for reparations. Brophy has appeared on CNN's News Night with Aaron Brown, NBC Nightly News, NPR's \"Fresh Air,\" the \"Tavis Smiley Show,\" and \"Talk of the Nation,\" and has been quoted in such newspapers as the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.38 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oklahoma Book Award (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256487796838,"sku":"9780195161038","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YkVkM1BiK1ZEdU92aTZ4YS9BdGVuZz09.webp?v=1773723031","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/reconstructing-the-dreamland-the-tulsa-riot-of-1921-race-reparations-and-reconciliation-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}