
Watch Live: Tulsa race massacre survivors testify before House committee
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Washington — The last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are slated to testify before a House subcommittee today to discuss the lasting effects of the event 100 years later. What: House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Date: Wednesday, May 19 Time: 9:30 a.m. ET Location: U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Online stream: Live on CBSN in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties plans to consider legal remedies to atone for the damage a violent mob did to a thriving Tulsa neighborhood then known as "Black Wall Street." Although the Oklahoma Bureau of Vital Statistics originally recorded only 36 deaths after the event, a 2001 state commission estimated the number to be between 75 and 300.
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