The search for evidence that victims of the 1921 race massacre, one of the country's worst episodes of racial violence, were buried in mass graves began this week in Tulsa
Scientists and forensic anthropologists began scanning Oaklawn Cemetery on Monday for anomalies that might be consistent with mass graves.Mayor G.T. Bynum announced last year that he would reopen the investigation into mass graves, calling it a murder investigation.Mass graves from 1921 Tulsa race massacre could lie in cemeteries, park"The only way to move forward in our work to bring about reconciliation in Tulsa is by seeking the truth honestly," Mayor Bynum said in a statement.
Read MoreThe process is being led by the Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, based at the University of Oklahoma, through the use of ground penetrating radar at the four identified sites: Oaklawn Cemetery, Newblock Park, an additional area near Newblock Park and Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens. The results from the scanning phase are expected to be completed and presented at a public oversight meeting in December or January, the city said.
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