SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Prior to May 31, 1921, the community of 
Greenwood, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriv-
ing African-American business community and home 
to nearly 11,000 citizens. 
(2) The southern end of Greenwood Avenue 
formed the backbone of the Greenwood commercial 
district. This mile-long stretch of several blocks was 
characterized by one-, two-, and three-story red 
brick buildings housing dozens of African-American- 
owned and operated businesses, organizations, insti-
tutions, newspapers, churches, and a hospital. 
(3) Greenwood was the location of the 1921 
Tulsa race riot, recognized as one of the most violent 
race riots following World War I in terms of blood-
shed and property loss. On May 31, 1921, to June 
1, 1921, mobs invaded Greenwood, the city’s seg-
regated African-American community, during an 18- 
hour period. 
(4) During the riot, between 35 and 40 square 
blocks of Greenwood’s residential area and virtually 
all of the commercial district were destroyed. 
(5) Approximately 700 persons were injured 
and many people lost their lives. The American Red 
Cross reported that 1,256 houses were burned, leav-
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ing 9,000 homeless. The Tulsa Real Estate Ex-
change estimated nearly $1,500,000 worth of dam-
ages, one-third of that in the business district, and 
claimed personal property losses at $750,000. 
(6) The 1921 Tulsa race riot illustrates the key 
characteristics of race riots during the 1886 to early 
1920s era and ranks as one of the most devastating 
incidents of racial violence in United States history. 
(7) As the last major race riot of the era, the 
Tulsa race riot represented the closing chapter to 
the racial violence that swept across the United 
States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 
(8) Since 1921, the people of Tulsa of all races 
have worked closely to bridge the racial divides and 
to learn from the many lessons of the 1921 Tulsa 
race riot. 
SEC. 2. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct a special resource study of the sites in Tulsa, 
Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot, including 
the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park, to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of including the sites as a 
unit of the National Park System. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study conducted under 
subsection (a) shall include the analysis and recommenda-
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tions of the Secretary on the alternatives for management, 
administration, and protection of the sites relating to the 
riot. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) appropriate Federal agencies and State and 
local government entities; and 
(2) interested groups and organizations. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with Pub-
lic Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq.). 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which 
funds are first made available for this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study 
required under section 2. 
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