May 31, 1921: A prosperous black neighbourhood in Tulsa perished at the hands of a violent white mob. The enduring loss of "what could have been" lingers to this day.

Gravitas Recall: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

US President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Oklahoma City, declaring that he had "come to fill the silence" about one of the country's darkest and long-suppressed moments of racial violence.

Biden honours victims of Tulsa massacre on 100th anniversary

Biden’s visit Tuesday, in which he will grieve for the more than 300 Black people killed by a white mob a century ago, comes amid a national reckoning on racial justice.

Joe Biden honour forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre