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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...

>> at the cherokee museum today are slave bills of sale, including one by then principal chief john ross. >> i don't ever talk about it very much because i think it's a very shameful part of cherokee history. and so i've purposely avoided involving myself in that whole issue. >> drive a man, he made a life, but a mammy ain't his wife. chopping cotton, don't be slow. better finish out your row. >> slavery in the five civilized tribes varied. what's really important to remember is that these people were enslaved. so by definition, it wasn't a

The cherokees, the choctaw, and seminoles, they called, they recalled the five tribes, they are originally from the south. alabama, georgia, parts of florida, tennessee, mississippi, and the south carolina area. the tribes owned plantations. >> civilized is availed reference to taking on accepting eurocentric ways. one of those ways was a practice of chattel slavery, to boost oneself economically. >> at the cherokee museum today are slaves bills of sale, including john ross. >> i don't talk about it very much, because it is a very shameful part of cherokee history, so i purposely avoided invol...

Five civilized tribes. they're originally from the south. alabama, georgia, parts of florida, tennessee, mississippi and the south carolina area. where these tribes owned plantations. >> civilized really is a veiled reference to taking on, accepting eurocentric ways. one of those ways was the practice of slavery to boost one self economically. >> at the cherokee museum today are slave bills of sale including one by then principal chief john ross. >> i don't ever talk about it very much because i think it is a very shameful part of cherokee history so i avoid that whole issue.