Young, Wessley "Wess" Hubert, Sr.
Person
General
World War II veteran and longtime Tulsa activist. Founder and first president of the Brady Heights Neighborhood Association.
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Otis Granville Clark, Thelma Thurman Knight, Wess Young, Sr. standing in front of Representative Maxine Waters, standing behind Waters is Mary N. Elliott, a descendant of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, and lawyer Dr. Charles Ogletree Jr. in front of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, District of Columbia at a demonstration in support of reparations; Copy 3 of 4, 2005
Item — Box: 3
Identifier: 4328.10986
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in black ink, "L to R - front Otis Granville Clark, Thelma Knight, Wess Young, TRR1921 Survivors Back - Left. U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters, CA. 2nd row - Dr. Charles Ogletree, Harvard U; lead atty TRR1921 lawsuit" in upper center on verso; Printed in black ink, "0203107000915 64/64= > Copy of survivo+ 6> 08/11/2008" in center on verso; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "2005" in lower left corner on verso; Printed in black ink,...
Dates:
2005
Unidentified individuals surrounding survivors Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, and Wess Young, Sr., both seated, with Raymond Knight and Dorothy Tillman, civil rights activist, standing, at Congress in Washington, District of Columbia, March 8, 2005
Item — Box: 6
Identifier: 4328.10889
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Standing L to R. 1. ? 2. Wess Young 3. Dorothy Tillman, Chicago Repr. Seated. Genevieve Jackson Tillman [arrow drawn under "Jackson Tillman"] Wess Young" on verso; Printed in black ink, "ccc3666 95/142 > Jackson, congress_002 24> 03/20/05" vertically in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso Curatorial...
Dates:
March 8, 2005
Unidentified man talking to survivor Wess Young, Sr., in Washington, District of Columbia, March 8, 2005
Item — Box: 6
Identifier: 4328.10531
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "R. TRR1921 Survivor Wess Young D.C. March 8, 2005" in lower center on verso; Printed in black ink, "ccc3666 127/142 > Mr Young + lawyer at+ 56> 03/20/05" vertically in center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks People: Wes Young
Places: Washington D.C.Community Elder Tags: TRR 1921,...
Dates:
March 8, 2005
Wess Young, Sr., a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, standing in front of his home in Brady Heights, October 1998
Item — Box: 8
Identifier: 4327.10589
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Wess Young, Tulsa Race Riot, 1921 Survivor at his Brady Heights Home Oct. 1998" in lower center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso Curatorial Remarks Looks like Wes Young standing in front of his home in Brady HeightsPeople: Wes Young
Places: Brady Heights HomeCommunity Elder Tags: Brick Pilars, Fron Porch, house, plants, man,...
Dates:
October 1998
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
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MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
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Photographs
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Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
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Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
: Folder 2
Wess Young, Sr., a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, standing on the porch of his home in Brady Heights, October 1998
Item — Box: 8
Identifier: 4327.10590
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Wess Young, Tulsa Race Riot Survivor at his Brady Heights home Oct. 1998" in lower center on verso; Printed in black ink, "FUJIFILM Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper" repeating on verso
Dates:
October 1998
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
/
MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
/
Photographs
/
Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
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Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
: Folder 2
Wess Young, Sr., Thelma Thurman Knight, Eddie Faye Gates, Otis Granville Clark, and unidentified woman in Washington, District of Columbia, 2005
Item — Box: 8
Identifier: 4328.10561
Scope and Contents
Printed in black ink, "076086 23>019 +00+00+00+01 835 dscf0537 BELTON0760" vertical in center on verso; "Printed in black ink, "Kodak Professional ENDURA Paper-Papier-Papel PROFESSIONAL IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DO NOT COPY" repeating on verso
Dates:
2005
Found in:
Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research
/
MC.2020.001, Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
/
Photographs
/
Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
/
Loose Scrapbook Pages - Tulsa Race Riot/Tulsa Reparations Commission/Family/Books
: Folder 2
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- American 33
- Photograph 33
- The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection 33
- Wess Young 19
- Otis Granville Clark 13
- Thelma Thurman Knight 10
- Eddie Faye Gates 9
- Washington D.C. 8
- Raymond Knight 5
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- massacre survivors 4
- meeting 4
- red lipstick 4
- Congressional Hearing 3
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters 3
- Senator Barack Obama 3
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- peach suit 3
- survivors seated 3
- white cap 3
- white collared shirt 3
- 8 people 2
- Anita Holloway 2
- Congressional Black Caucus 2
- Congressman Al Green 2
- D.C. 2
- Dr. Charles Ogletree 2
- Dr. Clark 2
- Genevieve Tillman-Jackson 2
- President 2
- President Barack Obama 2
- Representative Dorothy Tillman 2
- Representative of North Carolina Melvin Watts 2
- Robert Holloway 2
- Tulsa Massacre Survivor 2
- black blazer 2
- black coat 2
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- black suit 2
- black tuxedo 2
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- flat cap 2
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- grey beard 2
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- hanging lamp 2
- historical reference 2
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- 1921 Massacre Survivors 1
- 1921 Survivors 1
- 1921 race riot survivors 1
- 2500 Pennsylvania Ave. 1
- 5 people 1
- African American man with glasses 1
- African necklace 1
- American Airlines 1
- Asian lady 1
- Brady Heights 1
- Brady Heights Home 1
- Brady Street 1
- Bus 1
- Congress 1
- Congressional Hall 1
- Congressional Hearings 1
- Davis security yard sign 1
- Dr. John Hope Franklin 1
- Georgetown 1
- Group traveling in D.C. 1
- Jamaican delivery 1
- Jamaican delivery man 1
- Karen Jackson Simpson 1
- Leslie Mansfield 1
- Mr. Clark 1
- Mr. Corneilus Young 1
- North Denver Street 1
- On the Way to the Supreme Court to request reparations. 1
- Raymond Holloway 1 ∧ less
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