Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Vernon A.M.E. Church

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 7, 2021

1. Vernon A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription.

Placed on
National Register of Historic Places

This historic African Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1905 and is the only standing structure (basement) left of the Historic Black Wall Street. It is the only edifice remaining form the worst race massacre in American History with reconstruction beginning in 1925-6 just four years after the Tulsa race carnage. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of racial intolerance against African-Americans and its role in understanding race relations in the U.S. under legal segregation. Vernon A.M.E. Church stands as a memorial to the victims and a testament to the community's resilience.

Erected 2018 by United States Department of the Interior and Oil Capital Chapter Questers.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 36° 9.689′ N, 95° 59.188′ W. Marker is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. It is on North Greenwood Avenue north of East Cameron Street, on the right

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when traveling north. Marker is mounted on the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 N Greenwood Ave, Tulsa OK 74120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lynching in America / The 1921 Tulsa Massacre (a few steps from this marker); Historic Vernon AME Church Prayer Wall for Racial Healing (within shouting distance of this marker); A Bench by the Road (within shouting distance of this marker); 1921 Black Wall Street Memorial / O Greenwood!/Commercial Destruction During 1921 Race War (within shouting distance of this marker); Black Wall Street - 1921 (within shouting distance of this marker); Mabel B. Little Heritage House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic Greenwood District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dreamland Theater (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tulsa.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 7, 2021

2. Vernon A.M.E. Church Marker

Marker is where the arrow is pointing to on the building.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.