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First victim of 1921 Tulsa massacre of Black community is identified since graves found, mayor says

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FILE - Researchers and burial oversight committee member Brenda Alford carry the first set of remains exhumed from the latest dig site in Oaklawn Cemetery to an onsite lab for further examination, Sept. 13, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. They are searching for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and officials with Intermountain Forensics said Friday, July 12, 2024, that remains exhumed from the cemetery in the search for victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have been identified. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP, File)

FILE - Researchers and burial oversight committee member Brenda Alford carry the first set of remains exhumed from the latest dig site in Oaklawn Cemetery to an onsite lab for further examination, Sept. 13, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla. They are searching for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and officials with Intermountain Forensics said Friday, July 12, 2024, that remains exhumed from the cemetery in the search for victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have been identified. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP, File)

FILE - Crews work at Oaklawn Cemetery during an excavation while searching for bodies from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Oct. 27, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and officials with Intermountain Forensics said Friday, July 12, 2024, that remains exhumed from the cemetery in the search for victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have been identified. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP, File)

FILE - Crews work at Oaklawn Cemetery during an excavation while searching for bodies from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Oct. 27, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and officials with Intermountain Forensics said Friday, July 12, 2024, that remains exhumed from the cemetery in the search for victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have been identified. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP, File)