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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. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies by dumping them in mass graves around the city. ...

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 an undetermined number, it should have not taken any nine years. >> anyone who thinks this crime scen...

The theory by the authorities was that this was done to protect people from physical harm in the context of this chaotic situation. there wasn't a lot of justification that was needed, because who has power and who doesn't? >> the people who had homes to go to went to those homes. some people left town. the red cross was operating out of booker t. washington high school, and the red cross would buy them a train ticket if they wanted to leave town. >> i found that the high school building was still standing. i saw a big white streamer with a red cross on it. i felt pangs of joy, but this meant ...

Some people left town. the red cross was operating out of booker t. washington high school, and the red cross would buy them a train ticket if they wanted to leave town. >> i found that the high school building was still standing. i saw a big white streamer with a red cross on it. i felt pangs of joy. this meant to me i was getting in close touch with friends again. i breathed a prayer of thanks. >> the red cross began obtaining these tents that people could live in. >> many black families spent days, weeks, months living in tent cities on the charred earth. >> we stayed in those camps five or...

Protect people from physical harm in the context of this chaotic situation. there wasn't a lot of justification that was needed because who has power and who doesn't? >> the people who had homes to go to went to those homes. some people left town. the red cross was operating out of booker t. washington school and the red cross would buy them a train ticket if they wanted to leave town. >> i found that the high school building was still standing. i saw a big white streamer with a red cross on it. i felt pangs of joy. that meant to me i was getting in close touch with friends again. i breathed a...