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WebQuest
History Uncovered: Tulsa Riots of 1921
Directions: Follow the steps listed below and using the appropriate websites, please answer the
questions by writing your responses neatly on the lines provided. Ask the teacher if you have
procedural questions or encounter technical problems.
Journey 1 – Go to the website: http://www.thefreedictionary.com
Task: Define the term “race riot” by visiting the following website
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Journey 2 – Go to the website: http://www.npr.org
Type “Tulsa Riots of 1921” in the search space and click the listen now icons beside
any given article on the topic to hear a brief (3-6 min.) story on the tragic event.
Task: Listen to the NPR Broadcast and list two or three interesting details to the
story from the recording:
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Journey 3 – Go to the website: http://www.tulsalibrary.org/aarc/timeline/maps.php
and view the sections titled: Tulsa Race Riots Timeline with Maps
Task: Zoom-in when viewing maps and browse multiple pages
Journey 4 – Go to the website: www.pbs.org
Type “Tulsa Riots” in the search box
Next, click on “Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Stories…”
Task: What was the nickname of the town of Greenwood, Oklahoma and
what was the basis of that nickname given?
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Journey 5 – Remain on the PBS website
Next, click on “Events” in the menu above in order to view other events in
American History.
Locate and click upon the “Atlanta Riot of 1906”
Task: Browse the site and read the summary of “Atlanta Riot of 1906”.
Next, find the “Historical Document” section and click on Le Petit
Journal in order to view a primary source document.
Journey 6 – Go to the website: www.subliminal.org
Click on TULSA RACE RIOT of 1921
Task: Browse site in order to identify various resources on this topic
Journey 7 – Go to the website: www.easehistory.org
Click the box titled “history events”
Next, click on “Protests” and “Civil Rights Movement”
Choose two event documentaries that you think had the most impact on
American history and briefly explain which ONE was the most impactful:
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Journey 8 – In one or more paragraphs, you must synthesize possible solutions to race riots in
America using the content and reasoning that you analyzed during the past couple
days.
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EXIT ASSIGNMENT
On the lines provided below, briefly explain what you learned during this lesson concerning
technology, social issues, history, etc.
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On the lines provided below, briefly list two sites in which you think would be the most useful in
future research of similar topics.
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