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Exactly what this visit was all about. the highest office in the land acknowledging for the first time what happened here in tulsa, and, you know, it's not just that there were individuals who perpetrated violence and crimes here 100 years ago. one of the things that black tulsans talk about all the time was that there was almost a state sanction of the massacre. the fire departments that didn't come out to take out fires. the national guard that was involved. planes that rained down fire on this community and so to acknowledge that from president biden i think is very, very significant here. ...

The true history, biden making it clear that this is part of our history in order to remember and recount so not to have this happen again. >> and president biden used this speech to roll out new policies to close the racial wealth gap. >> that's right. you know, where i stand right now you can see behind me most what have is behind me would have been greenwood 100 years ago. black-owned, prosperous. now that's being redeveloped but being redeveloped by mostly white businesses. black businesses own nothing in greenwood. and today one of the things that biden was talking about was trying to rei...

Heard from president biden. >> well, i think that the president's speech was very genuine, and the goals are appropriate, but as has been said there's a tremendous amount of work that has to be done because of the vestages of racism. what many happened in 1921 wand ot -- and other areas. you had rosewood in florida and many incidents throughout the years that have occurred over and over again so the question is maybe we need to be talking about reparations today as the discussion point. i know there's a commission in place, and i think because americans don't know this history, maybe there's b...

>> almost 5 years old. >> coming to hear a president speak. milord. in my faith we call that purgatory. lauren, thank you for that gracious introduction, and in case you're wondering i -- in delaware we are a small state. we have the eighth largest black population in america and we have one of the most talented members of congress, and so if i didn't walk around and pay my tribute to lisa blunt rochester, my congresswoman immediatelich, that would -- [ applause ] >> how are you, rev, good to see y you. we've got a distinguished group of people here and thanks to lauren for sharing the powerfu...

Star piercing the audience, a bright light coming down on mother fletcher, 107 years old, sergeant ellis, 100 years old and mother randall, 106 years old, three living survivors and their descendents. they had never had the commander in chief, the highest office in this land speak to the brutality and the unbelievable death and murder that occurred in greenwood. i'm not only in tulsa, but i've worked the ground of what was greenwood. i've seen what the oklahoma state university is there put that land and other places. they literally just took the land. the descendents have been scattered. the ...