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"Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street" is a new documentary that explores the history of Black Wall Street and the violent events of late May and June 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that resulted ...
An often overlooked piece of American history is the 1921burning of “Black Wall Street,” when a white mob burned a thriving Black community to the ground.
Johnson, who is featured in CNN’s “ Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street ” documentary, says Black Wall Street peaked in the early to mid-1940s after the massacre.
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The Burning of Black Wall Street, Revisited Nearly a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for the dead continues.
The week's highlights include documentaries about what has become known as the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre; and the return of lighter fare, including "America's Got Talent" and "Lego Masters." ...
Black Wall Street. The term refers to a long-lost district in the heart of cities and towns across America, a bittersweet reminder of the early-20th-century business and social hubs created by a ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — Viola Fletcher turned seven years old when a White mob destroyed her all-Black neighborhood in 1921. It was a moment in history the 109-year-old survivor will never forget.
The violence took place in Tulsa, Okla., on May 31 and June 1, 1921 when a White mob descended on the city’s thriving Greenwood business district, known as “Black Wall Street,” burning and ...
It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.
Gary Lee is the managing editor of The Oklahoma Eagle, a Tulsa-based, black-owned media company. Lee joined The Motley Fool's Bill Mann to talk about: The history of Black Wall Street, and the ...
Gary Lee of The Oklahoma Eagle joins the podcast to talk about one of the most important events in America's economic and racial history.