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Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:38 PM Aug 2019

Beto O'Rourke tours site of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, talks about white nationalism

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) – Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke continued a two-day swing through Tulsa on Monday with a visit to the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

O’Rourke toured the historic Greenwood District – the vibrant black community that was devastated in the massacre.

The Democratic contender called the Greenwood District “one of the largest acts of white nationalist terror in the history of the United States.”

As many as 300 people are estimated to have been killed on Tulsa's Black Wall Street during the race-related massacre.

Read more: https://ktul.com/news/local/beto-orourke-tulsa

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