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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...

Again, more jim crow laws, more prejudice and more restrictions on their freedom that they fought for. >> after world war i, there are a number of incidences of black soldiers in uniform being lynched by white mobs. its pretty stunning and remarkable. the idea is, were going to show you what your place is. we dont care whether youve fought for the country. when youre here, you play by our rules. >> "the tulsa tribune" published a series of inflammatory articles that really fomented hostility in ...

>> its pretty stunning and remarkable. the idea is were going to show you what your place is. we dont care whether youve fought for the country. when youre here, you play by our rules. the tulsa tribune published a series of inflammatory articles that really fomented hostility in the white community against the black community. tulsa was a pounder keg or a tinderbox needing only something to set the community alight. moving his money into his investment account in real time and thats... how you ...

Id ideas. how do you survive if youre a black person in america during this era? and part of the answer came through african-american veterans of world war i. they fought in combat units in france where they were treated with respect and with honor and they came back to the united states and they found none. >> we have black veterans in greenwood, they fought for their country, they fought for their freedom. so when they come home they expect to be respected. what they come home to is again more...

With respect and honor, and they came back to the united states and they found none. >> we have black veterans in greenwood. they fought for their country. they fought for their freedom, so when they come home, they expect to be respected. but what they come home to is again more jim crow laws, more prejudice and more restrictions on their freedom that they fought for. >> after world war i there are a number of incidences of black soldiers in uniform being lynched by white mobs. >> its pretty st...

May 31, 2021 1921 Tulsa Massacre survivor proudly fought during WWII. Now the Army Vet tells Newsy hes in a battle of a different sort — a fight for reparations. SHOW TRANSCRIPT "We lost so much. I believe if all this hadn’t happened when i was a child they would’ve been better in life," Hughes Van Ellis told Newsy.  This is Hughes Van Ellis. He and his attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons sat down with Newsy to share his story of perseverance and hope following the 1921 Tulsa race massacre....

>> we fought in combat units in france where they are treated with respect and honor and they came back to the united states and found none. >> we have black veterans in greenwood. they fought for their freedom. what they come home to is jim crow law, more prejudice and religious to their freedom that they fought for. >> after world war i, there are a number of incidents of black soldiers in uniform being lynched by white mobs. it is stunning and remarkable. the idea is we are going to show you ...

Folks. >> over 100 people, most black, killed by white mobs. >> they called it a massacre. >> they were buried in unmarked graves. >> they controlled the narrative. >> there was a systematic cover-up. >> until now. >> we have a responsibility and obligation to find the truth. >> "dreamland: the burning of black wall street." hi, and good afternoon. thank you so much for joining me. im jessica dean in this weekend for fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with america returning to normalcy th...

Massacre. may 31 irs through june 1, 1921, saw one of the worst massacres in american history. white mobs destroyed tulsas greenwood district known as black wall street. even today mass graves are being discovered. its an atrocity we as a country and tulsa as a community are still struggling with a century later. black residents there say they continue to grapple with lingering emotional, social and economic effects. joining us now from tulsa my friend tiffany cross. great to see you as always, ...