March 25, 2026
Dr. Phoebe R. Stubblefield is the Director of the C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory at University of Florida.
Join the Clarke Forum for food, refreshments, and conversation with our guest speaker, Dr. Phoebe R. Stubblefield from 5:30 - 6:40 pm at the Clarke Forum / CCLA building 249-255 West Louther St. Following the reception, we hope you'll join us for Dr. Stubblefield's lecture in ATS at 7:00 pm, "Finding Unity in History: Our Community Process Recovering Victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre." Please RSVP via EngageD or email (clarkeforum@dickinson.edu). If you have dietary restrictions or allergies - or if you are bringing a guest - please include these details in your RSVP.
On June 1,1921, the unincorporated community of Greenwood Oklahoma was systematically looted and burned by a white mob. The conflict derived from an attempt by the mob to lynch a young African American man, Dick Rowland, who had been accused of assaulting a white woman. Thirty-nine deaths were documented by death certificates, but the actual number of deaths is unknown due to the period of martial law which ended the rioting, poor documentation, and focus on recovery. Twenty African American adult males were buried in the Tulsa city cemetery, Oaklawn, in unmarked graves. In 2020 former mayor GT Bynum initiated the investigation, which continues today, to recover these and any other victims of the race massacre and return them to their families. Our team of anthropologists have recovered over 50 individuals from unmarked graves in Oaklawn, and forensic analysis has identified six with gunshot wounds that make them potential victims of the riot. Collaboration with our historians, geneticists, and genealogists resulted in the first victim identification in July 2024, of Pvt. CL Daniel. Further identifications of victims and community members have followed.
This program is presented by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by the departments of anthropology, American studies, geosciences and history.
For more information, please visit www.clarkeforum.org
Further information
- Location: Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues
- Time: 5:30 pm - 6:40 pm
- Cost: Free