It had restaurants, movie theaters, jewelry stores and hotels all owned by African Americans and it had a professional community of doctors, lawyers, furriers, undertakers and others. Greenwood and the surrounding residential area was referred to as “Black Wall Street.” It was the wealthiest black community in United States. Native Americans and African-Americans became wealthy thanks to the discovery of oil in the early 1900s on what had previously been seen as worthless land.
Some also came with Native Americans who were forcibly marched there during Trail of Tears.įollowing World War I, Tulsa was recognized nationally for its affluent African American community known as the Greenwood District. It was call the Promised Land for African Americans who moved there during post reconstruction years. In fact, there were more all black towns in OK than anywhere else in US. There were a lot of blacks in Oklahoma in the 1920s.
Update: So many people are reading this review that I’m editing to include my review of a much better book about the Tulsa Massacre
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