The Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa was a prosperous Black community known as "Black Wall Street" that was targeted during the 1921 attack.
May 31, 1921
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Describes the economic character and historical name of the Tulsa neighborhood affected in 1921.
The Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a prosperous Black community in the early 20th century commonly referred to as "Black Wall Street."
May 31, 1921
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Describes the economic and social character of Tulsa's Greenwood neighborhood around the time of the 1921 massacre.
The attack during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre resulted in hundreds of deaths, widespread burning and looting of homes, and the destruction of over 30 city blocks in Greenwood, a prosperous Black neighborhood often called 'Black Wall Street'.
May 31, 1921
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Scope and impact of the violence and destruction in the Greenwood neighborhood during the 1921 massacre.