Biden honours victims of 'forgotten' Tulsa race massacre, 100 years on
US President Joe Biden speaks at a rally during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre. Photo: AFP
TULSA, United States: President Joe Biden led emotional commemorations on Tuesday (Jun 1) to honour victims of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saying the United States must learn from one of the worst episodes of racist violence in the country's history.
The Democratic leader marked the centenary of the massacre by meeting survivors in the city, after the White House announced new initiatives including billions of dollars in grants to address racial disparities in wealth, home ownership and small business ownership.
"This was not a riot, this was a massacre," Biden said to loud applause. "(It was) among the worst in our history - but not the only one and, for too long, forgotten by our history.