“In my community, people were bombed from the air, people had cannons shot into our churches, by some accounts 300 people dead and businesses burned down," Matthews said, referring to the 1921 attack by a white mob on the city's Black community. “And it was said my people were rioting when it was not true."
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“Without a doubt, the citizens of Tulsa and our entire state are better for Maxine Horner’s life and service," Matthews said in a statement.
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