THE NATION MUST AWAKE: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

On May 31, 1921, Parrish was reading at home with her daughter in Tulsa's affluent Greenwood district, known nationally as Black Wall Street. The two were forced to flee into a night of mob violence and raging fires. Remains relevant as America continues its struggle for equality and social justice. Illus.