It is the only structure on North Greenwood Avenue that survived one of the worst race massacres in American history. During those 18 dreadful hours, people actually hid in the church's basement for safety.
As many as 10,000 people were made homeless and it is believed that up to 300 people were killed. Bodies were dumped in mass graves, and homes, churches and schools were burned and looted.
Because of our stature in the community, people refer to us as the"Grandmother of Greenwood." As a grandmother cares for her family, we too seek to do the same for our community. I stand in agreement with all of these and I personally call for a sixth, which is a full-scale criminal investigation into those who wreaked havoc on the Tulsa community in 1921. Before America was bombed by foreign governments, it experienced a domestic aerial attack when bombs were dropped on Tulsa, Oklahoma during the race massacre. Unfortunately, not one of those responsible for these racial acts of terror were ever charged with a crime. To me that is a gross miscarriage of justice.