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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. ...

Coming down, 56 degrees. It is dry in the suburbs of philadelphia. We heard downpours overnight. Not right now. Waiting for sunshine in the Lehigh Valley. Delaware has had some showers. 57 degrees. A nice warmup this afternoon. Even warmer than yesterday. Upper 70s for delaware. A slight chance of an afternoon shower, 80 degrees this afternoon. At the jersey shore, inland you will see some showers. Better chance of rainfall. Temperatures in the low 70s. Right now the rain is just to the east. Its hugging the coastline from the new york area, Central New Jersey and into south jersey. Cape may s...

The mayo clinic said that dr. a.c. jackson was the most able negro surgeon in america. simon berry was a businessman. his first business was a jitney service. a.j. smitherman was the editor and publisher of the tulsa star. his paper included editorials and articles really talking about social justice. >> when you think about stratford, you think about what elegance and grace looks like. >> by the beginning of 1917, i had amassed quite a fortune. i own 15 rental houses, a 16-room brick apartment building. the rental value was $350 a month. the income from other sources were triple. i had a sple...

For the country and also the world. and i wish that greenwood would be a wonderful community that would radiate the likeness of the lord. >> 1920 greenwood was booming. it was a strong community. >> casey johnson was a prominent black surgeon. the mayo colin irk said that he was the most able negro surgeon in america. simon berry was a businessman. his first business was a jitney service. the editor of the tulsa star. his paper included editorials and articles talking about social justice.

>> 1920 greenwood was booming. it was a strong community. >> casey johnson was a prominent black surgeon. the mayo clinic that he said the most able negro surgeon in america. simon berry was a businessman. his first business was a jitney service. the editor of the tulsa star. his paper included editorials and articles talking about social justice. >> when you think about stratford, you think about what elegance and grace looks like. >> by the beginning of 1917, i had amassed quite a fortune. i owned 15 rental houses, a 16 brick apartment building. it was $350 a month.