A second gunshot victim was found among 32 new graves in the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Black smoke billows from fires during the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in the Greenwood District, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1921.Tulsa Race MassacreThe archeologists leading the search began a second round of excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery late last month and concluded the process Friday.
Intermountain Forensics was able to extract DNA from two of the 14 sets of remains sent to them last year. Historical documents and witness accounts from the 1920s indicate several black men killed during the massacre were placed in plain caskets and buried at Oaklawn Cemetery in unmarked graves. City officials say although the excavation is a significant step in the search for massacre victims, experts have not yet determined if the burials are from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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