Eddie Faye Gates documented firsthand accounts of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and advocated for survivors. Gilcrease Museum honored her life and legacy Tuesday.
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Tulsa Hall of Fame welcomes new class of leaders as Williams points to downtown’s next chapter
The 2026 class — Ken Busby, Reuben Gant, Elliot Nelson, Rodger and Judy Randle and the late Gailard Sartain — celebrated Monday as Williams received the first Travis Award.
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New biography explores how boomtown Tulsa shaped a historian father’s vision of America
Daniel Boorstin wrote books that helped define how Americans see themselves and their histories. His son Jon explores the experiences that shaped that work, including his Tulsa childhood.
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Don Thompson bore witness to Tulsa history. Now his photography is in the spotlight at Hulett Collection.
Don Thompson captured the impact of urban renewal policies on Greenwood. A Cherry Street gallery puts the 88-year-old photographer on center stage through September.