MSNBC Blood on Black Wall Street The Legacy of the Tulsa Massacre May 31, 2021 02:03:00
Greenwood community. these were mom and pop-type operations, sole proprietorships. beauty salons, grocery stores, haberdasheries, pharmacies. >> on the eve of the massacre, greenwood was a district of 10,000 people and one of the wealthiest black communities in the united states, but greenwood was an island of black prosperity? in a sea of racism, in a segregated state in a segregated country. and 100 years ago, for 18 hours over the course of one weekend, greenwood became a tinder box, lit up by the rage of the white ruling class. >> telephone poles were burning. we in deep trouble. n deep tr...
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