"Tulsa"
"Discrimination"
Race riots 5
Coins (money) 5
writing desks 1
Tulsa County 1
Monroe, George 5
United States Mint 5
Williams Dreamland Theater 1
"Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa race riot
United States Mint, American, founded 1792
Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is black, dark gray, red and brown. The embossing on the front of the penny is still visible. The word "Liberty" is on the left side next to a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in profile. "1915" appears next to Lincoln on the right side. The back side of the coin is melted with only the word "ONE" visible.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is red and brown. The embossing on the front of the penny is still visible. The word "Liberty" is on the left side next to a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in profile. "1917" appears next to Lincoln on the right side. The back side of the coin is completely melted and nothing is visible.
A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is red and brown. The front of the penny is melted with only the word "Liberty" visible. Some embossing on the back side of the coin is still visible the words "ONE / CENT / UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA" still readable at center. Wheat is on either side of the embossed words.
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is black. The embossing on the front of the penny is no longer visible. The back side of the coin is melted with only the words "ONE / CENT / UNITED" visible.
Desk from the Dreamland Theater in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa
Williams Dreamland Theater, American, founded 1906
wood, metal, varnish
32 x 33 x 17 1/4 in. (81.3 x 83.8 x 43.8 cm)
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Wooden writing desk with four fluted legs. At the front, below the mid-section, on either side are long rectangles of wood with angled triangles extending out from center. The desk has four cubby holes below a shelf on the back of the writing surface. There is a pair of cubbies on either side of the desk's writing surface as well. The writing surface slides in and out of mid-section with two hand holds for easy access on either side of the top near the front. The front portion of the writing top is slightly curved. The desk has a large rectangular drawer with scalloped lower edges on the front. The front of the drawer has two pairs of carved out scallops near the center. The drawer slides in and out of lower portion of the desk top.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams