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In the 1920s, there was a Strong Black Community here in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. People call it The Black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, Bourbon Street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or [bleep] land. Tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre...

black entrepreneurship. people call it the black wall street. >> like putting harlem, bourbon street, and chocolate city all in one place. >> but white paulsons talked about it as little africa or land. >> tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. today we call it a massacre. they were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies. by dumping them in mass graves around the city. >> we of tulsa of a...

The history of Black Wall Street and the violent events of 1921 in Tulsa, Okla., when mobs of white residents, spurred by an accusation of inappropriate...

The mayo clinic said that dr. a.c. jackson was the most able negro surgeon in america. simon berry was a businessman. his first business was a jitney service. a.j. smitherman was the editor and publisher of the tulsa star. his paper included editorials and articles really talking about social justice. >> when you think about stratford, you think about what elegance and grace looks like. >> by the beginning of 1917, i had amassed quite a fortune. i own 15 rental houses, a 16-room brick apartment ...

I took my little girl florence mary by the hand and fled out the west door on greenwood, running amidst showers of bullets. >> i was so afraid because bullets were coming down around us, but the planes were up in the air, shooting down, and i could hear those bullets falling. there were a lot of people running, dodging the bullets, and just afraid. >> theyre shooting people on sight, even if youre complying with their demands. thats what happened to dr. a.c. jackson. >> a.c. jackson was a promin...

Mary, by the hand and fled out the west door on greenwood, running amidst showers of bullets. >> i was so afraid because bullets were coming down around us, but the planes were up in the air shooting down. and i could hear those bullets falling, and there were a lot of people running, dodging the bullets and just afraid. >> theyre shooting people on sight. even if youre complying with their demands. thats what happened to dr. ac jackson. >> a.c. jackson was a prominent black surgeon. he was acco...

That it had, not just for this community, but for the country, and also the world. and i wish that greenwood would be a wonderful community that would radiate the likeness of the lord. >> 1920 greenwood was booming. it was a strong community. >> jackson was a prominent black surgeon, the mayo clinic said that he was the most able negro surgeon in america, simon was this man, and he was the editor in publisher of the