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Loula Williams (February 12, 1878 - ?) was an milliner, entrepreneur, and businesswoman in Oklahoma. She owned Williams Dreamland Theatre, the first African American theater in Tulsa. It was destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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  1. ^ Richardson, Clement (1919). "The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race".
  2. ^ Earley, Pete (1982-09-12). "The Untold Story of One of America's Worst Race Riots". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ^ "Remembering When the Sky Rained Death". Tulsa World. 1994-05-18. p. 54. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  4. ^ "Remains of the Williams' Dreamland Theatre · Cinders in the Sky: The Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre · OKState Library Omeka S". oms.library.okstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  5. ^ Griffin, David. "Tulsa's Dreamland Festival Returns: A Celebration Of Music, Art And Culture". www.newson6.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  6. ^ Council, Jared (2021-05-29). "Insurance Exclusions Left Black Tulsans Footing the Bill for the Massacre". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  7. ^ Luckerson, Victor (2020-09-20). "Watching "Watchmen" as a Descendant of the Tulsa Race Massacre". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  8. ^ Ellsworth, Scott (1992-01-01). Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-1767-5.