Before the Tulsa Race Massacre where the city’s black district of Greenwood was attacked by a white mob, resulting in two days of bloodshed and destruction, the area had been considered one of the most affluent African American communities in the United States for the early part of the 20th century.
Tulsa’s ‘Black Wall Street’ Flourished as a Self-Contained Hub in Early 1900s
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