A new phase of excavation begins Monday at Oaklawn Cemetery as experts continue the city’s search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The effort marks the fifth excavation since work began in 2020, and researchers say it could be the most revealing yet.

City officials and archaeologists plan to focus on two newly identified areas along the cemetery’s western edge, where evidence suggests additional remains may be located.

Expanded Search Areas

The Oklahoma Archaeological Survey recently recommended broadening the search following findings from last year’s dig. The previous phase uncovered four more individuals with gunshot wounds, bringing the total to six confirmed gunshot victims in that section of Oaklawn.

So far, two victims have been identified—James Goings and C.L. Danie

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