DNA Genealogy Identifies Tulsa Race Massacre Victim After 100 Years

Mist gathers on the horizon at Dud's Corner World War I Cemetery in Loos-en-Gohelle, France, on March 13, 2014. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, First World War cemeteries and memorial sites in Be

A victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been identified as C.L. Daniel, a World War I veteran, through DNA genealogy, Tulsa officials announced. The remains were found during an archaeological dig at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mayor G.T. Bynum revealed the victim's identity at a news conference, stating that Daniel's family was unaware of his burial location for the past 103 years until this recent discovery.