T. D. Evans was an American lawyer, judge, and the Mayor of Tulsa during the Tulsa race massacre.
T. D. Evans | |
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| 15th Mayor of Tulsa | |
| In office 1920–1922 | |
| Preceded by | C. H. Hubbard |
| Succeeded by | Herman Frederick Newblock |
| Tulsa Municipal Court Judge | |
| In office May 1917 – 1920 | |
Biography
editEvans was appointed municipal judge for the city of Tulsa in May 1917 and was the judge who oversaw the Tulsa Outrage.[1]
Evans campaigned for Mayor of Tulsa in 1920 on a single issue platform: approve the Spavinaw Water Project.[2] He was considered a compromise candidate, having previously served as municipal judge.[3]
T. D. Evans was the Mayor of Tulsa from 1920 to 1922.[4] He was mayor during the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.[5] After the massacre, he blamed it on a "negro uprising" and advocated for building a railroad and rail station in the Greenwood District.[6][7]
There is conflicting reporting on Evans party affiliation with the Tulsa World reporting he was a Republican[2] and The Black Wall Street Times reporting he was a Democrat.[5] An obituary from the day of his death ran in a newspaper in Ada and referred to him as Republican.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Hopkins, Randy (22 August 2023). "Birthday of the Klan: The Tulsa Outrage of 1917". CfPS. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b Staff Reports (1 November 2022). "Search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre burials yields more unmarked graves". Tulsa World. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Krehbiel, Randy (31 May 2020). "Tulsa Race Massacre: Key figures in 1921". Tulsa World. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Gallery of Mayors". City of Tulsa. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b Osborne, Deon (29 May 2021). "Tulsa County Democrats call out racism within party's past and present, supports reparations". The Black Wall Street Times. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Luckerson, Victor (28 July 2023). "Everything They Owned Burned, and They Still Can't Get Restitution 102 Years Later" (Opinion). The New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "The Case for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma | Human Rights Watch". Human Rights Watch. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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