"The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community. News of what happened was largely suppressed, and no official investigation occurred for seventy-five years. This picture book sensitively introduces young readers to this tragedy and concludes with a call for a better future."--Publisher's website.

"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--

"Una mirada poderosa a la Masacre de Tulsa Race, uno de los peores incidentes de violencia racial en la historia de nuestra nación. El libro traza la historia de los afroamericanos en el distrito de Greenwood de Tulsa, también conocido como Black Wall Street, y narra la devastación que ocurrió en 1921, cuando una turba blanca atacó a la próspera comunidad negra. Este libro ilustrado presenta con sensibilidad a los jóvenes lectores esta tragedia y concluye con un llamado a un futuro mejor." "A powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district--also known as Black Wall Street--and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921, when a white mob attacked the prosperous Black community. This picture book sensitively introduces young readers to this tragedy and concludes with a call for a better future."--