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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...

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Howard Hamilton passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Palestine Herald Press on 2024-03-25.

Hannah Glenn passed away in Palestine, Texas. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by Herrington Land of Memory Funeral Home.

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Weve already experienced dislocation, urban removal, all of those things. those people who lived in greenwood saw its demise twice . >> i grew up at 1415 north greenwood. we owned a house on greenwood. when i grew up, i had a church in front of me, right literally behind me was the school that i went to. to my right was the black hospital that i was born in. that was moton hospital. and then we had jacks memory chapel right there. so the whole cycle of life was right within a block and a half of...

Of those things. those people who lived in greenwood saw its demise twice. >> i grew up on 14, 15th north greenwood. we owned a house. when i grew up i had a church in front of me. right literally behind me was a school i went to. to the right was the black hospital i was born in. and then we had jackson memory chapel right there, so the whole cycle of life was right within a block and a half of me where i live. thats the community i grew up in. as happened in every city across this nation in th...

Those people who lived in greenwood saw its demise twice . >> i grew up on 1415 north greenwood. we owned a house on greenwood. when i grew up, i had a church in front of me, right literally behind me with was the school i went to. to the right was the black hospital that i was born in. and then we had jacks memory chapel right there. so the whole cycle of life was within a block and a half of me where i lived. thats the community i grew up in. as happened in every city across this nation, 60s, ...