Tulsa Outrage
| Tulsa Outrage | |
|---|---|
| Part of United States home front during World War I | |
| Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Date | November 9, 1917 |
| Target | Industrial Workers of the World |
Attack type | Vigilante Tar and feather |
| Weapons | Guns |
| Victims | 12 IWW members 5 defense witnesses |
| Perpetrators | Knights of Liberty |
| Assailants | W. Tate Brady and co-conspirators |
The Tulsa Outrage was an act of vigilante violence perpetrated by the Knights of Liberty against members of the Industrial Workers of the World amidst World War I on November 9, 1917, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In April 1917 the United States entered World War I and Governor Robert L. Williams extralegally created the State Council of Defense and local county councils to help administer the state during the war. County councils, staffed by local elites, frequently targeted their local enemies, including union organizers.
On November 5, 1917, the Tulsa Police Department raided the local IWW headquarters and arrested 11 men. After a trial November 8, the men were loaded into vehicles, taken to the edge of town, and tar and feathered by a group of men affiliated with the Knights of Liberty that include W. Tate Brady. Local media praised the incident, while it was largely denounced by national media.