The Mt. Zion Baptist Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 75th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, June 1, 1996
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Mt. Zion Baptist Church 75th Anniv. Tulsa Race Riot, 1921 June 1, 1996" on verso; Printed in black ink, "Kodak Official Sponsor of the Olympic Games" repeating on verso
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
Dates
- June 1, 1996
Extent
1 Photographic Prints : Color; Leaf 7 (Original Album position on Page 2, back pocket, bottom slot)
Language of Materials
English
Credit Line
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Previous Number 1
TL2019.20
- African Americans
- American
- Church Congregation
- Honoring the 1921 Massacre
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Tulsa, Oklahoma (Depicted)
- Photograph
- Sunday-best
- The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
- anniversary
- baptist
- choir
- church
- congregation
- crowd
- formal wear
- glasses
- hanging lights
- hat
- heads
- pews
- service
- stained glass
- stained glass mural
- turned away
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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