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November 4, 2024: 1921 Graves Investigation Continues; City Provides Four Core Updates on Investigation

September 4, 2024: 1921 Graves Investigation September Update

August 16, 2024: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - August 16

July 29, 2024: 1921 Graves Investigation Update; July 29

July 12, 2024: Major Discovery Made in 1921 Graves Investigation; C. L. Daniel Confirmed as First Victim Identified from City’s Yearslong Investigation

May 29, 2024: Search for Answers Continues 103 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre

Sept. 20, 2023: 1921 Graves Investigation Update; September 20

Sept. 14, 2023: 1921 Graves Investigation Update; September 13

Sept. 8, 2023: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - September 8, 2023

Sept. 3, 2023 - City Continues 1921 Graves Investigation at Oaklawn Cemetery with Plans to Begin Third Full Excavation

July 13, 2023: 1921 Graves July Test Excavation Complete; Experts to have Excavation Determination in Coming Weeks

April 12, 2023: Historic Discovery Made in 1921 Graves Investigation

May 31, 2023: Search for Victims, Relatives of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Continues 102 Years Later

Nov. 17, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - November 17, 2022

Nov. 15, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - November 15, 2022

Nov. 11, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - November 11, 2022

Nov. 7, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - November 7, 2022

Nov. 1, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - November 1, 2022

Oct. 19, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - October 19, 2022

June 21, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - June 21, 2022

March 1, 2022: 1921 Graves Investigation Update - March 1 , 2022

June 25, 2021: 1921 Graves Investigation Update – June 25

June 17, 2021: 1921 Graves Update - June 17, 3:45 p.m.

June 14, 2021: 1921 Graves Update - June 14, 1:20 p.m.

June 10, 2021: 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 10, 4 p.m.

June 9, 2021: 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 9, 12:25 p.m.

June 4, 2021: 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 4, 3:20 p.m.

June 3, 2021: 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 3, 4:40 p.m.

June 2, 2021: 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 2, 3:30 p.m.

June 1, 2021: 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 1, 4:45 p.m.

May 20, 2021: 100 Years Later: 1921 Graves Excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery Begins June 1; Exhumation Details and Guidelines Released

May 17, 2021: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Public Oversight Meeting May Update

April 29, 2021: 1921 Mass Graves Update - April 29

April 27, 2021: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – April 29

March 23, 2021: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – March 23

March 22, 2021: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update - March 22

February 22, 2021: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – Feb. 23

December 26, 2021: 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee to Meet Virtually on Jan. 28

December 17, 2020: 1921 Graves Physical Investigation Committee Report – Dec. 17

December 15, 2020: 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee to Meet Virtually on Dec. 17

October 22, 2020: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Second Test Excavation To Be Completed Oct. 22

October 21, 2020: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update

October 14, 2020: 1921 Graves Core Sampling and Second Test Excavation to Begin Monday at 8 a.m.  

September 14, 2020: 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee Agrees to Move Forward with Further Test Excavation and Core Sampling in Oaklawn Cemetery

September 11, 2020: 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee to Meet Virtually on Sept. 14

July 22, 2020: 1921 Graves Test Excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery Complete

July 6, 2020: 1921 Graves Test Excavation to Begin Monday, July 13

March 2, 2020: 1921 Graves Test Excavation Expected to Begin April 1

February 3, 2020: 1921 Graves Meeting Held to Develop Next Steps in Graves

December 16, 2019: 1921 Graves Results from Oaklawn Cemetery and Newblock Park

November 25, 2019: 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee to Meet on Dec. 16

October 18, 2019: 1921 Graves Scanning Complete at Newblock and Oaklawn Sites

October 15, 2019: 1921 Graves Scanning Schedule Update

October 10, 2019:  1921 Graves Scanning to Continue Next Week

October 7, 2019: 1921 Graves Scanning to Continue at Oaklawn; No Phones or Cameras Within 300 Feet

October 3, 2019: 1921 Graves Ground Penetration Radar Schedule for Oct. 7- 10 at Oaklawn Cemetery