3 avis sur The John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park
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Jazi H.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Tulsa, OK
I love that we are beginning to talk about the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and the important role African Americans played in building Oklahoma. The park is a great way to explain to kids what happened and for it to really sink in at a young age. The only thing I don’t like is that it’s all fenced in. It would be way more welcoming if it didn’t have the fence… This park memorializes the Tulsa Race Riot, one of the worst civic disturbance in American history, and tells the story of African Americans’ role in building Oklahoma. There are two main art elements, created by Ed Dwight, the first African-American astronaut and prominent Denver artist. The Plaza, representing actual pictures from the 1921 riot and depicting hostility, humiliation, and hope. The Tower of Reconciliation is a 25-foot-tall memorial depicting the history of the African American struggle from Africa to America to statehood, the immigration of free blacks into Oklahoma, and Greenwood.
Alayna D.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Tulsa, OK
Wow was I surprised when I found myself at this seemingly hidden park! I came for a zumba class that is usually held at Guthrie Green. I was SO shocked that this beautiful park had been hiding in plain sight! I spend a lot of time in the Brady district, and I was just shocked that I had never even noticed Reconciliation Park before. This is a truly beautiful park that carries on important pieces of our history. Do yourself a favor and go check it out now!
Patt G.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Fort Lauderdale, FL
I stumbled upon this little gem by accident but it will be a mandatory stop whenever I have out-of-town visitors. Being new to Tulsa I did not know anything about the 1921 riots. I wasn’t even born yet. My parents weren’t born yet. But they happened. Walk into the center of the park and turn right. Start reading the signs. This park is a tribute to the African Americans and a testament to their faith, courage, hope and love in the face of unspeakable cruelty and oppression. Reading these plaques I stood and cried, ashamed that my race could be so cruel. I’ve been to the Holocaust Museum, the Viet Nam Memorial, the World Trade Center and the Oklahoma City Federal Building Memorial. This beautiful park is just as magnificent and a place everyone should see.