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Magic City

Cover of Magic City
Jewell Parker Rhodes

A fictionalized account based on the true story of a white woman who accused a black man of rape in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921, in order to avoid a forced marriage to the farmhand who actually raped her. The resulting riots pitted the National Guard against the community of Greenwood, known as the "Negro Wall Street," and resulted in the complete destruction of that town.

Author category: 
BIPOC Author
Black Author
Female Author
Date of publication: 
1997