Lena and the burning of Greenwood : a Tulsa Race Massacre survival story
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Jenai, Markia, illustrator.
Published
North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2022].
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - J Fiction
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Forks - J Fiction
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American families -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Juvenile fiction.
African American neighborhoods -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Massacres -- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Tulsa (Okla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 -- Juvenile fiction.
African American neighborhoods -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Massacres -- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Tulsa (Okla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 -- Juvenile fiction.
More Details
Published
North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2022].
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 3.9, 2 Points
Level 3.9, 2 Points
Notes
Description
Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob.
Description
Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood. They are set on destroying the district, and killing as many Black people as they can. As the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob. - adapted from run-on sentence provided, and back cover
Target Audience
Ages 8-12.,Stone Arch Books.
Target Audience
Grades 4-6.,Stone Arch Books.