A man trying to write an article on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre faced threats, resistance
He had a rifle and he knew how to use it.
But there was his wife and their little boy to think about.
“I ended up moving them in with my mother-in-law,” Wheeler said. “I didn’t want to take a chance on them being caught in any crossfire.
“Whoever was tracking me knew where I lived.”
Looking back today, it’s hard to say whether or not the precaution was warranted.
But at the time in 1970, in light of all the threats, it certainly felt like it, Wheeler said.