Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook plans to executive produce a television series about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
, Westbrook has partnered with Blackfin, the unscripted TV producer behind Investigation Discovery's"I Am Homicide" and History Channel's"Brothers in Arms," on a documentary series titled"Terror in Tulsa: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street."
The docuseries will be directed and produced by three-time Primetime Emmy Award winner Stanley Nelson . Besides the"Terror in Tulsa" project for Blackfin and Westbrook, Nelson is also set to direct the feature documentary"Attica," about the 1971 prison rebellion in upstate New York, for Showtime, according to the trade publication.
The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the worst episodes of racial violence in United States history. Between May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents attacked, set aflame and ultimately destroyed the Greenwood District, which was at that time one of the wealthiest black communities in the country, earning it the name"Black Wall Street."SPEAKING OUT:
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