The Tulsa race massacre took place May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of
White residents, many of them deputized and given weapons by city officials, attacked
Black residents and businesses of the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US. Alternatively known as the Black Wall Street Massacre, the Greenwood Massacre, the Tulsa Massacre, the Tulsa pogrom, or the Tulsa race riot, it marks one of "the single worst incident(s) of racial violence in American history". The attack, carried out on the ground and from private aircraft, destroyed more than 35 square blocks of the district—at that time the
wealthiest Black community in the United States, known as "Black Wall Street".
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Tulsa race massacre - Wikipedia
This event was one of the
single worst incidence of racial violence and terrorism in American history, yet most Americans have no clue that it ever occurred. Again, Americans are woefully ignorant of race in America.
Tonight is an opportunity for Americans to get educated on this epic event. msnbc is featuring a special called "Blood on Black Wall Street" at 10pm EST.
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How many of you will take this opportunity to learn about this
horrific chapter in American history and work to
prevent anything like this from every happening again?