21 new graves found in search for Tulsa Race Massacre victims

Crews work at Oaklawn Cemetery during an excavation while searching for bodies from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP/PA)

The search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has discovered 21 additional graves in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery.

Seventeen adult-size graves were located on Friday and Saturday, Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said on Monday. Additionally, the city announced on Tuesday that four graves, two adult-size and two child-size, had been found.