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Book SynopsisJovan Scott Lewis retells the history and afterlife of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre and its century-long legacy of dispossession, placing it in a larger historical and social context of widespread anti-Black racism and segregation in Tulsa and beyond.
Trade Review"
Violent Utopia’s findings shed a searching light on Oklahoman history but are not limited to or by it. Whilst humble enough to only define itself as a ‘minor contribution’ to the reparations movement,
Violent Utopia’s great strength is an analytical dexterity that studiously balances the dialectical dance of anti-Black violence and Black freedom dreams." -- Thomas Cryer * LSE Review of Books *
“This thought-provoking book is worth reading. It shows that much can be learned from studying Black communities from a critical race perspective.” -- Robert L. Boyd * Ethnic and Racial Studies *
"Skillfully incorporates the tools of geography, ethnography, and history to investigate issues surrounding reparations and what they might accomplish for the African American community. . . . Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals." * Choice *
"Lewis's
Violent Utopia offers a fresh and nuanced perspective on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and its legacies. ... The book is a stellar ethnohistorical model for scholars." -- Jajuan Johnson * Journal of Southern History *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. Violence 21
2. Inheritance 55
3. Restoration 93
4. Repair 131
5. Territory 174
Conclusion 210
Notes 223
Bibliography 239
Index 251
