A team of archeologists and forensic scientists investigating gravesites that may be connected to the Tulsa Race Massacre announced their findings on Friday, which included the skeletal remains of children and a Black man with multiple gunshot wounds.
The investigation done by the 1921 Graves Investigation team began in July 2020 with archeologists examining sites potentially linked to the massacre. The team later found 12 graves in October 2020 in the area of the “Original 18,” a place where funeral home records show at least 18 Black massacre victims were buried. It wasn’t until June 1 that the team began to exhume graves from the site.
The team announced on Friday that a total