Max Bryan
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-11-2025 7PM EST
In the massacre, a white mob killed as many as 300 people, leveled more than 1,000 homes and and destroyed prominent businesses in the area known as Black Wall Street following an unsubstantiated report that a black teenager assaulted a white woman. Now the DOJ says there are credible reports that some members of law enforcement murdered black residents in the massacre.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-11-2025 7PM EST
And unlike the first report produced in the weeks after the massacre, the document issued Friday asserts that the white mob's, quote, opportunistic violence became systematic and stemmed from racial bias. Federal authorities say prosecution opportunities are prohibited by expired statutes of limitations and the fact that perpetrators are dead.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-11-2025 7PM EST
However, DOJ officials say the report is still important for history.