First Tulsa Race Massacre Victim Identified and Honored with Memorial

C.L. Daniel, a World War I veteran, is the first victim to be identified from mass graves discovered in Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery.

Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery hosted a memorial service for C.L. Daniel, marking the first identification of a victim from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Daniel was a World War I veteran who wrote to the U.S. War Department seeking help to return home to his mother in Georgia before his death.
A monument and gravestone have been erected in Daniel's honor, along with a tribute to other victims of the massacre.
The Justice Department has launched a civil rights review of the massacre, with a report expected by the end of the year.
Efforts continue to identify other victims using genetic and DNA analyses, as Tulsa seeks justice and recognition for the Greenwood community.