The 1921 tulsa race riot was the countrys bloodiest civil disturbance of the century leaving perhaps 150 dead 30 city blocks burned to the ground and more than a thousand families homeless the riot represented an unprecedented breakdown of the rule of law it reduced the prosperous black community of greenwood oklahoma to rubble in reconstructing the dreamland alfred brophy draws on . Reconstructing the dreamland the tulsa riot of 1921 race reparations and reconciliation the tulsa race riot of 1921 race reparations and reconciliation english edition ebook brophy alfred l amazonde kindle shop. The 1921 tulsa race riot was the countrys bloodiest civil disturbance of the century thirty city blocks were burned to the ground perhaps 150 died and the prosperous black community of greenwood oklahoma was turned to rubble brophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot showing how and why the rule of law . Reconstructing the dreamland the tulsa riot of 1921 race reparations and reconciliation brophy alfred l on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers reconstructing the dreamland the tulsa riot of 1921 race reparations and reconciliation. Reconstructing the dreamland the tulsa race riot of 1921 race reparations and reconciliation alfred l brophy randall kennedy on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers reconstructing the dreamland the tulsa race riot of 1921 race reparations and reconciliation