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“The MASSACRE They Tried to ERASE: The 1921 Tulsa Greenwood RACE RIOT” #WeirdDarkness

02/01/25 • 19 min

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Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

In 1921, the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was turned to ashes in one of the deadliest and most deliberately buried acts of racial violence in American history.
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IN THIS EPISODE: Greenwood Avenue featured luxury shops, restaurants, movie theaters, a library, pool halls and nightclubs... until late May and early June of 1921. Then a brutal race riot took place in this suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Which is tragically ironic, watching the news and seeing what is happening all over the USA today. You could almost think that nothing has changed. We’ll look at what happened in Greenwood, Oklahoma over 100 years ago.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)...
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:01:59.809 = Before The Tragedy
00:09:53.027 = The Greenwood Massacre
00:18:05.649 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE...
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/Greenwood
BOOK: “Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District” by Hannibal Johnson: https://amzn.to/2ABwQ69
“The Greenwood Race Massacre” from Alexis Clark: https://tinyurl.com/qkb6cs7, and the editors at History.com:https://tinyurl.com/yxpzw2cc
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Originally aired: June 02, 2020
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57a2u744

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“THE WENDIGO” by Algernon Blackwood – a Classic HORROR Story! #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday

In the remote Canadian wilderness, an ill-fated hunting trip turns into a nightmare when one of the guides vanishes into the night, leaving behind only his screams of burning feet and a trail of something far more terrifying than any beast of the forest.
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IN THIS EPISODE: “The Wendigo” is a novella written by Algernon Blackwood. It was originally published in the 1910 collection “The Lost Valley and Other Stories” which I’ve placed a link to in the show notes. The story involves a hunting party that gets separated in the Canadian wilderness in search for moose. One of the party members is abducted by the legendary Wendigo. Fellow author Robert Aickman once said of the story, it’s "...one of the (possibly) six great masterpieces in the field". Here’s hoping you agree with him.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)...
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:02:32.616 = Show Open
00:04:33.284 = A Brief Look At The Author
00:07:38.615 = The Wendigo, Part 1
00:22:54.738 = The Wendigo, Part 2
00:48:19.248 = The Wendigo, Part 3
01:09:00.423 = The Wendigo, Part 4
01:33:13.209 = The Wendigo, Part 5
01:54:15.127 = The Wendigo, Part 6
02:00:44.066 = Show Close
02:01:49.052 = Bloopers
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE...
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/TheWendigo
“The Wendigo” by Algernon Blackwood: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n8bff63y
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(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
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Originally aired: April 09, 2020
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7vkx8c

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