Buffalo History Museum Podcast: Andrew Smitherman and the Buffalo Star
In late May of 1921, racial tensions erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District, in what would become known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. Among the leaders of Tulsa’s Black community was Andrew J. Smitherman, publisher of the Tulsa Star newspaper. After being charged with inciting the riot, Smitherman fled north and settled in Buffalo. There, he started a new newspaper, The Buffalo Star. This is the story of his involvement in the Tulsa Massacre, and his impact on the Buffalo community.
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