Black Wall Street, in the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in the early 20th century African Americans had created a self-sufficient prosperous business district. The term Black Wall Street was used until the Tulsa race riot of 1921.
In 1921 a white mob burned and bombed the nation’s wealthiest Black neighborhood killing an estimated 300 Black people, leaving 9,000 people homeless, destroying 1,200 businesses, and causing between $50-$100 million in property damage all in 24 hours. Watch the full documentary.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 31-June 1, marks 100 years since the thriving Tulsa community of Black Wall Street was burned down and many of its residents were killed in the Tulsa Race Massacre. Watch the Tulsa race massacre survivors, and advocates testify before the House committee