John Hope Franklin Memorial Park
Tulsa Race Riot Memorial, Tulsa, OK
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This memorial features two major sculptural installations on the sight of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots, where the City of Greenwood was burned to the ground, and 330 African Americans were killed. The first sculpture of “Hope” is of bronze and granite construction. It features three bronze figures with the themes of Humiliation, Harassment & Hope. The sculptures stand on a circular pedestal with graphics engraved on the base and are separated by three 16’ high granite elements. The second installation is a 27’ tall cylindrical “Tower of Reconciliation,” featuring in bas-relief form, the history of the African American experience from Africa, the Middle Crossing, Slavery, and the Trail of Tears from Florida to Oklahoma. The relief vividly depicts the experience of Blacks, Native Americans, and Black Indians in Oklahoma from the 1830s, slavery, the Civil War experience, Buffalo Soldiers, the building of the all-Black town of Greenwood, the burning of Greenwood to the ground, the rebuilding of Greenwood, and today’s attempt at Reconciliation.
Project Budget $5 Million.
