Olivia J. Hookers Story Of The 1921 Tulsa Riot

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Olivia J. Hookers story of the 1921 Tulsa Riots is heartbreaking. Hearing her experience in her words makes it very personal. I found it interesting that in 1921, although segregated, it seemed life was good. Olivia was being raised in a middle-class neighborhood, her father ran a successful store, and she and her 3 siblings appeared to be growing up well rounded. The riot that took place on May 31, 1921, resulted in Olivia's entire neighborhood was being exterminated. Remarkably, despite Olivia's family losing everything and needing to move to another state, the family kept a positive attitude, her mother urging the children "Look forward and think how you can things better." Olivia took these words to heart by becoming the first