Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By Carole Boston Weatherford

Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

A remarkable look at a significant moment in our nation's past, shedding light on racial violence and offering hope for a better future.

Longlisted for the National Book Award

A Kirkus Prize Finalist

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book

"A must-have"—Booklist (starred review)

Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community.

News of what happened was largely suppressed, and no official investigation occurred for seventy-five years. This picture book sensitively introduces young readers to this tragedy and concludes with a call for a better future.

Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Kikus Starred Review

School Library Journal Starred Review

Horn Book Recommendation

Hardcover, Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 6

0.3" H x 11.0" L x 9.4" W (0.95 lbs) 32 pages