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Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism for as little as $8 per month. Become a Member Oklahoma authorities have requested the public’s help in identifying an individual who vandalized a mural tracing the history of Tulsa’s Greenwood district at the end of last month, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The “History in the Making” (2021) vinyl mural, made by Oklahoma-based artist Skip Hill in collaboration with Tulsa graffiti artist Chris “Sker” Rogers, depicts residents of the city’s historic “Black Wall Street,” which was targeted by Klan-led White mobs during one of the country’s worst racial terror attacks, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
The riots resulted in the deaths of an estimated 300 Black residents and the razing of more than 1,200 homes, businesses, and community centers. On Tuesday, November 12, the city’s police department posted screenshots from surveillance footage on Facebook that showed a person wearing a dark hoodie and an orange backpack peeling off the public artwork from the brick wall. The incident initially occurred shortly after midnight on October 27, leaving the work shredded with a long, horizontal gash.
The police department has urged the public to contact the city’s .