Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
by Colbert, Brandy
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsAmerican/U.S. HistoryBlack PeoplePrejudice & DiscriminationOklahoma
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AR Book Level
9.2
AR Points
9
Word Count
46,088
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
514515 EN
About this book
In the morning on June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District, a thriving, affluent neighborhood. Book contains violence and disturbing imagery. Themes include racism.