Robert Fairchild, a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, 1996
Scope and Contents
Inscribed by hand in black ink, "p 70" encircled in upper right on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue ink, "Robert Fairchild Survivor, Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 1996"" in lower center on verso; Printed in black ink, "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK" repeating on verso
Robert Fairchild attend the Booker T. Washington High School when the noted school was located in the Greenwood District. He was friends with fellow boot black (shoe shine boy), Diamond Dick (James Jones) Fairchild was noted to be among the earliest survivors interviewed by the media during the early days up until his death.
People: Robert Fairchild
Community Elder Tags: Greenwood resident, Booker T. Washington High School, Black Wall Street Massacre survivor, Diamond Dick Rowland, boot black shoe shine boy, canteen
Kavin Ross, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022
Community Youth Tags: 1996, Tulsa race riot, race riot survivor, race massacre survivors, black and white photograph, white collared shirt, slight smile, paisley tie
LeQuincia Brown, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022
Dates
- 1996
Extent
1 Photographic Prints : Black and white; Leaf 10
Language of Materials
English
Credit Line
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Previous Number 1
TL2019.20
- American
- Black Wall Street Massacre survivor
- Booker T. Washington High School
- Diamond Dick Rowland
- Fairchild, Robert (Depicted)
- Greenwood resident
- Oklahoma -- OK
- Photograph
- Race Massacre Survivor research
- Race Riot Survivor research
- Robert Fairchild
- The Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection
- Tulsa
- Tulsa Race Riot
- black shoe shine boy
- boot
- canteen
- informative
- paisley tie
- race massacre survivors
- race riot survivor
- slight smile
- white collared shirt
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository
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