Tulsa Riot or Massacre Essential Question Historically, this event was known as the "Tulsa Race Riot" Some say it was given that name at the time for insurance purposes Designating it as a "rot" saved insurance companies from having to pay benefits to the people of Greenwood whose homes and businesses were destroyed A riot is defined as, 'a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd." A massacre is defined as, "the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty." What do you think best described what happened in Tulsa? Use evidence from the sources you analyzed to support your response,​