Resolution honors the lives and legacies of the nearly 300 Black individuals who were killed and the nearly 9,000 Black individuals who were left homeless and penniless as a result of the massacre

Senator Reverend Warnock: “Remembering our history helps us continue to push our nation toward its highest ideals. As a voice for Georgia in the Senate, I will continue to stand up to make sure our nation remembers our past so we can keep the country moving forward”

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with 21 other Senate colleagues in reintroducing a resolution recognizing the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and honoring the lives and legacies of the nearly 300 Black individuals who were killed and the nearly 9,000 Black individuals who were left homeless and penniless as a result.

“Remembering our history helps us continue to push our nation toward its highest ideals,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “As a voice for Georgia in the Senate, I will continue to stand up to make sure our nation remembers our past so we can keep the country moving forward.”

The resolution also condemns the violent white mob, including white municipal officials and law enforcement officials who directly aided and abetted the unlawful violence, but were never held accountable. It encourages schools and universities to incorporate the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre into their curriculum and recognizes Congress’s commitment to acknowledge and learn from the United States’ history of racism and racial violence.

This resolution was introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and co-sponsored by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tina Smith (D-MN), Bob Casey (D-PA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ed Markey (D-MA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mark Warner (D-VA).

The resolution was also endorsed by the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, National Coalition for History, and the Greenwood Rising Black Wall St. History Center.

The full bill text can be found here.

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