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Historic Tulsa church begins restoration of stained-glass windows as 'monument and memorial' to 1921 Race Massacre survivors

By Michael OverallTulsa WorldInstalled nearly a century ago in the aftermath of the 1921 Race Massacre, the stained-glass windows at Vernon A.M.E. Church will leave the state this week for a long-overdue restoration project. Crews began removing the stained glass Tuesday, replacing the panels with temporary windows that will serve the church for the next six months. The wooden frames were rotting, causing the windows to shake with traffic from the nearby Inner Dispersal Loop that surrounds downtown Tulsa.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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