City of Tulsa

Investigation Team & Updates

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1921 Graves Team

Phoebe Stubblefield, Research Assistant Scientist, University of Florida
Kary Stackelbeck, State Archeologist
Deborah Dilley, Intermountain Forensics Executive Director
Alison Wilde, Intermountain Forensics Genealogy Case Manager
Danny Hellwig, Intermountain Forensics Laboratory Director
Ryan Peterson, Senior Principal at Stantec
Brenda Nails-Alford, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Descendant Representative
Scott Ellsworth, Historian and Professor of African American and African Studies, University of Michigan

Public Discussion – Plan for Investigation: June 27, 2019 View Meeting

Introduction of the Public Oversight Committee
Overview of the mass graves investigatory structure
Receiving of public comment and feedback on that plan

Public Oversight Committee Meeting – July 18, 2019 View Meeting

Overview of Geophysical Technology
Overview of Physical Evidence
Overview of Initial Investigation Sites

Public Oversight Committee Meeting – August 22 | View Meeting

Report from Historical Context and Narrative Committee | Report
Discussion of Decision-Making Values and Process
Discussion of Key Decision Points

Public Oversight Committee Meeting – September 26 | View Meeting

Report from the Physical Evidence Investigation team
Report from the Historical Context and Narrative Committee
Determine next steps in terms of excavation and further examination.

Public Oversight Committee Meeting - December 16 | Report | PowerPoint Presentation

Public Oversight Committee: February 3, 2020 | View Meeting
Historical Context Report | PowerPoint Presentation | Test Excavation Plan | Oral History Compilation from 1999

Public Oversight Committee - September 14, 2020 | View Meeting
Presentation | Presentation: Excavation Results

December Public Oversight Committee: December 17, 2020 | View the Meeting
Physical Investigation Team Excavation Report | Physical Investigation Slide Presentation - December 17, 2020

Public Oversight Committee: January 28, 2021 | View Meeting
Presentation

Public Oversight Committee: February 23, 2021 | View Meeting
Agenda

Public Oversight Committee: March 23, 2021 | View Meeting
Agenda | DNA Analysis Update Presentation

Public Oversight Committee: April 29, 2021 | View Meeting
Presentation

Public Oversight Committee: May 17, 2021 | View Meeting

Public Oversight Committee: March 1, 2022
"Archaeological and Forensic Research in Support of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation: The 2020-2021 Field Seasons at Oaklawn Cemetery" Volume I | Volume II | Presentation

1921 Graves Investigation Update - June 21, 2022

Presentation

Public Oversight Committee: September 13, 2022
Meeting Slides

Investigation Team & Updates

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