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The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 is getting the Oprah Winfrey treatment.

Winfrey, leader of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, announced Thursday that Oscar winner Octavia Spencer will star in a two-night miniseries based on the Tulsa Race Riot.

It “is the story of the largest race riot in U.S. history, where over 300 people were believed to have been murdered in Tulsa, Oklahoma – a story that was largely covered up for decades,” according to press information.

The miniseries, which is in development, will center on Mattie Clay (Spencer), a journalist from Tulsa, who moved to Chicago with the hopes of getting off the society pages and away from racism. Mattie's journey eventually brings her back home to Tulsa where she must face the demons of her past and decide where her future lies.