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 1921 attack on Tulsa's Greenwood neighborhood resulted in the deaths of an estimated hundreds of people and the destruction of over 30 city blocks through burning and looting.
May 31, 1921
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Summarizes the human and physical toll of the 1921 massacre.
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 1921 attack on Tulsa's Greenwood district resulted in the decimation of more than 30 city blocks, widespread burning and looting of homes and businesses, and the deaths of hundreds of people.
May 31, 1921
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Summary of the scale and human toll of the 1921 Tulsa Race 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.