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HIS 100 Module Three Activity Template: Revising Questions

Replace the bracketed text below with your responses.

Identify a historical perspective that could be applied to your historical event.

America has witnessed many massacres in its history. However, one of the massacres that have been isolated from others because of their magnitude is the Tulsa race massacre. The Tulsa race massacre is unique in different dimensions. Firstly, it was race or ethnic-based. Secondly, it lasted for a few days, but the consequences were terrifying. The historical perspective that can be attributed to the Tulsa race massacre is racism between whites and minority ethnic groups, including blacks (Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, n.d.). From my standpoint, it is evident that the massacre could not have sprouted if the idea of racism could not have taken over the minds of the event participants. The whites could not have planned to lynch Dick Rowland if they were not racists or were not pushed by the spirit of racism.

Revise your research question based on evidence from your primary and secondary sources.

· Original Research Question: Considering evidence from primary and secondary sources, is it true that political figures and city officials with racist ideas instigated the Tulsa race massacre?

· Revised Research Question: Racism was the main cause of the Tulsa race massacre in Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Explain how historical perspective and evidence from sources influenced your finalized research question.

African. Racism has been and remains to be the leading cause of many massacres, wars, and misunderstandings between different ethnic groups in America. Based on evidence from the dissimilar primary and secondary sources consulted to complete the current assignment, it is obvious that Dick Rowland was accused of assaulting Sarah Page because he was black, and Sarah was white (Messer, 2021). Again, it is evident that blacks were fighting against whites who wanted to lynch Dick Rowland because he was black, and this was a trend that was taking its toll in America. The Tulsa massacre occurred at the time when many black people accused of crimes had been lynched because of racism.

References

Messer, C. M. (2021). Causes of the Tulsa Race Massacre. In The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (pp. 33-53). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Retrieved from

Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, (n.d.), 1921 Tulsa race massacre. Tulsahistory.org.

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