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Updated Jun 1, 2021 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Tulsa honors massacre victims, 100 years on

Rebecca Falconer
Survivors Viola Fletcher, left, and Hughes Van Ellis attend a soil dedication ceremony for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., on Monday, May 31

Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis attend a soil dedication ceremony for victims of the white supremacists' rampage in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31. Photo: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, civil rights leaders and scores of other Americans came together in the Oklahoma city Monday to mark the 100th anniversary of the atrocity.

The big picture: The Greenwood District of Tulsa has marked the 1921 killing of some 300 Black residents by a white mob that destroyed a thriving, middle-class Black community over the past three days with peaceful protests, "parades, concerts and panel discussions," per the Washington Post.

A woman cries out while attending a candlelight vigil in the Greenwood district during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 31
A woman cries out while attending a candlelight vigil for Tulsa Race Massacre victims in the Greenwood District on May 31. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
People partake in a candlelight vigil in the Greenwood district during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 31, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Greenwood vigil drew a large crowd. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Rev. Jesse Jackson views a Black Wall Street poster board with residents at a Prayer Wall at the AME Church during commemorations for the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 31, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson views a Black Wall Street poster board alongside community residents during a Prayer Wall memorial gathering at the AME Church on May 31 in Tulsa. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
People look at the 1921 Black Wall Street Memorial on the 100 year anniversary of the Greenwood massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31
People view the 1921 Black Wall Street Memorial in Tulsa on May 31. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) (L) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) participate in a prayer at the AME Church in the Greenwood district during commemorations of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 31
Democratic lawmakers Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons participate in a prayer at the AME Church during the commemorations. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
People gather for commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 30.
People gather for commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Pictures of parishioners from the AME Church congregation are displayed during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 30, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Pictures of AME Church parishioners in the Greenwood district of Tulsa displayed during commemorations May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Rev. Jesse Jackson laughs with journalist Roland Martin at the AME Church in the Greenwood district during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on May 30
Journalist Roland Martin with the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the AME Church May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Community members attend a service at First Baptist Church North Tulsa in the Greenwood district during commemorations of theTulsa Race Massacre on May 30
Community members attend a service marking the massacre at First Baptist Church North Tulsa in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) (R) is embraced before speaking at the AME Church in the Greenwood district on May 30, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
South Carolina Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn is embraced before speaking at the AME Church on May 30. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details and further photos.

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