Pillage of Hope: A Family History from the Trail of Tears, Slavery, Segregation, the 1921 Race Massacre and Beyond

by Donald Ross

This memoir by Don Ross, an Oklahoma State Legislator for 20 years, civil rights activist, and journalist, sheds light on what led to the success of Black Wall Street; the culture of white supremacist laws and culture that nurtured the enemies of that success and exploded on May 31, 1921; the aftermath of the massacre; the resilience of the Black community; and the effort to commemorate and repair the harm.

174 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2021