Black Wall Street- Tulsa Race Riots 1921-Monday, May 30, 1921 – Memorial Day

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Black Wall Street- Tulsa Race Riots 1921-Monday, May 30, 1921 – Memorial Day

The Tulsa race riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, including aerial attack, beginning May 31, 1921. During the 16 hours of the assault, over 800 people were admitted to local hospitals with injuries, more than 6,000 Greenwood residents were arrested and detained in a prison camp, an estimated 10,000 were left homeless, and 35 city blocks composed of 1,256 residences were destroyed by fire caused by bombing. As an ignominy of the white community of Tulsa, this riot had since been intentionally omitted, and later been largely forgotten; "The Tulsa race riot of 1921 was rarely mentioned in history books, classrooms or even in private.
Location "Black Wall Street" of Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Date May 31-June 1, 1921
Weapon(s) Guns, incendiary devices
Death(s) 39 officially
Perpetrator(s) Whites, blacks and the local militia
The Tulsa race riot occurred in the racially and politically tense atmosphere of northeastern Oklahoma, some of which was a growing hotbed of anti-black sentiment at that time. The Ku Klux Klan made its first major appearance in Oklahoma on August 12, 1921,[2] less than three months after the riot.
As in several other states and territories during the early years of the twentieth century, lynchings were not uncommon in Oklahoma. Between the declaration of statehood on November 16, 1907, and the Tulsa race riot some thirteen years later, thirty-one individuals — twenty-six of whom were black — were lynched in Oklahoma. During the twenty years following the riot, the number of lynchings statewide fell to two.
The Greenwood section of Tulsa was home to a commercial district so prosperous it was known as "the Negro Wall Street" (now commonly referred to as "the Black Wall Street"). Ironically, the economic enclaves here and elsewhere — bounded and supported by racial separation — supported prosperity and capital formation within the community. In the surrounding areas of northeastern Oklahoma, blacks also enjoyed relative prosperity and participated in the oil boom.

In 1997, following increased attention to the riot brought on by the seventy-fifth anniversary of the event, the Tulsa Race Riot Commission was created to study and develop a "historical account" of the riot. The study "enjoyed strong support from members of both political parties and all political persuasions." The Commission delivered its report on February 21, 2001.

A memorial for the reburial of the remains of the victims of the Tulsa race riot
The Tulsa Reparations Coalition, sponsored by the Center for Racial Justice, Inc., was formed on April 7, 2001 to obtain restitution for the damages suffered by Tulsa's Black community, as recommended by the Oklahoma Commission.
In June 2001, the Oklahoma state legislature passed the "1921 Tulsa Race Riot Reconciliation Act." While falling short of the Commission's recommendations, it provided for more than 300 college scholarships for descendants of Greenwood residents, mandated the creation of a memorial to those who died in the riot dedicated on October 27, 2010, and called for new efforts to promote economic development in Greenwood.
There have been limited attempts to find suspected mass graves used to bury the unknown numbers of black dead. The Commission reported that they were not authorized to do the necessary archaeological work to verify the claims.

Five elderly survivors of the riot, led by a legal team including Johnnie Cochran and Charles Ogletree, filed suit against the city of Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma (Alexander, et al., v. Oklahoma, et al.) in February 2003, based on the findings of the 2001 report. Ogletree said the state and city should compensate the victims and their families "to honor their admitted obligations as detailed in the commission's report."[19] The plaintiffs did not seek reparations as such; rather, they asked for the establishment of educational and health-care resources for current residents of Greenwood.However, the federal district and appellate courts dismissed the suit citing the statute of limitations on the 80-year-old case, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal. In April 2007, Ogletree appealed to the United States Congress to pass a bill extending the statute of limitations for the case.
A documentary has been made about the Survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot and their quest for justice. The name of the documentary is "Before They Die!".This documentary chronicles efforts in Oklahoma to gain reparations for the survivors.
In 1925, Tulsa businessman Cyrus Avery, known as the "Father of Route 66," began his campaign to create a road linking Chicago to California by establishing the U.S. Highway 66 Association in Tulsa, earning the city the nickname the "Birthplace of Route 66"In the 1950s, Time magazine dubbed Tulsa "America's Most Beautiful City."

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The Tulsa race riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, including aerial attack, beginning May 31, 1921. During the 16 hours of the assault, over 800 people were admitted to local hospitals with injuries, more than 6,000 Greenwood residents were arrested and detained in a prison camp, an estimated 10,000 were left homeless, and 35 city blocks composed of 1,256 residences were destroyed by fire caused by bombing. As an ignominy of the white community of Tulsa, this riot had since been intentionally omitted, and later been largely forgotten; “The Tulsa race riot of 1921 was rarely mentioned in history books, classrooms or even in private.
Location “Black Wall Street” of Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Date May 31-June 1, 1921
Weapon(s) Guns, incendiary devices
Death(s) 39 officially
Perpetrator(s) Whites, blacks and the local militia
The Tulsa race riot occurred in the racially and politically tense atmosphere of northeastern Oklahoma, some of which was a growing hotbed of anti-black sentiment at that time. The Ku Klux Klan made its first major appearance in Oklahoma on August 12, 1921,[2] less than three months after the riot.
As in several other states and territories during the early years of the twentieth century, lynchings were not uncommon in Oklahoma. Between the declaration of statehood on November 16, 1907, and the Tulsa race riot some thirteen years later, thirty-one individuals — twenty-six of whom were black — were lynched in Oklahoma. During the twenty years following the riot, the number of lynchings statewide fell to two.
The Greenwood section of Tulsa was home to a commercial district so prosperous it was known as “the Negro Wall Street” (now commonly referred to as “the Black Wall Street”). Ironically, the economic enclaves here and elsewhere — bounded and supported by racial separation — supported prosperity and capital formation within the community. In the surrounding areas of northeastern Oklahoma, blacks also enjoyed relative prosperity and participated in the oil boom.

In 1997, following increased attention to the riot brought on by the seventy-fifth anniversary of the event, the Tulsa Race Riot Commission was created to study and develop a “historical account” of the riot. The study “enjoyed strong support from members of both political parties and all political persuasions.” The Commission delivered its report on February 21, 2001.

A memorial for the reburial of the remains of the victims of the Tulsa race riot
The Tulsa Reparations Coalition, sponsored by the Center for Racial Justice, Inc., was formed on April 7, 2001 to obtain restitution for the damages suffered by Tulsa’s Black community, as recommended by the Oklahoma Commission.
In June 2001, the Oklahoma state legislature passed the “1921 Tulsa Race Riot Reconciliation Act.” While falling short of the Commission’s recommendations, it provided for more than 300 college scholarships for descendants of Greenwood residents, mandated the creation of a memorial to those who died in the riot dedicated on October 27, 2010, and called for new efforts to promote economic development in Greenwood.
There have been limited attempts to find suspected mass graves used to bury the unknown numbers of black dead. The Commission reported that they were not authorized to do the necessary archaeological work to verify the claims.

Five elderly survivors of the riot, led by a legal team including Johnnie Cochran and Charles Ogletree, filed suit against the city of Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma (Alexander, et al., v. Oklahoma, et al.) in February 2003, based on the findings of the 2001 report. Ogletree said the state and city should compensate the victims and their families “to honor their admitted obligations as detailed in the commission’s report.”[19] The plaintiffs did not seek reparations as such; rather, they asked for the establishment of educational and health-care resources for current residents of Greenwood.However, the federal district and appellate courts dismissed the suit citing the statute of limitations on the 80-year-old case, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal. In April 2007, Ogletree appealed to the United States Congress to pass a bill extending the statute of limitations for the case.
A documentary has been made about the Survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot and their quest for justice. The name of the documentary is “Before They Die!”.This documentary chronicles efforts in Oklahoma to gain reparations for the survivors.
In 1925, Tulsa businessman Cyrus Avery, known as the “Father of Route 66,” began his campaign to create a road linking Chicago to California by establishing the U.S. Highway 66 Association in Tulsa, earning the city the nickname the “Birthplace of Route 66″In the 1950s, Time magazine dubbed Tulsa “America’s Most Beautiful City.”

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Ron K says:

July 8, 2019 at 4:01 am

To be a white man and see this unspeakable hate against another human being is Pathetic. This was a Terrorists act and showed how much hatred and insecurity those responsible had. I hope they pay deeply for their crime.

Cynthia grace says:

July 8, 2019 at 4:16 am

Wow!!! You won't find this in American His-Story books!!! Thx

REAL4LIFE says:

July 8, 2019 at 4:24 am

WHERE IN THE FUCK WAS YOUR WHITE JESUS TO PROTECT YOU…BLACK FOOLS.

JohnnyClock says:

July 8, 2019 at 4:42 am

Correction. It was not a race riot. It was more like a massacre

Royal Zak says:

July 8, 2019 at 5:05 am

white people are evil psychopaths.

Jonathan Hill says:

July 8, 2019 at 5:06 am

Are you seriously comparing "suspected attacks of african americans on white people" to the Tulsa riots of 1921! They burned down this entire economy and forcibly moved the occupants out. This was happening in some shape or form all over the south from The Reconstruction era to The Nadir to the Jim Crow era. and what happened to black people then……either they stayed in the south and continued on with the madness and mistreatement or went to the North,midwest, and west where they were greeted with new forms of racism and the white flight ensued from those neighborhoods. Then you had SUNDOWN towns. Blacks in these cities were then basically forced to live in certain sections of these cities through discriminatory housing practices and segregation. Through the civil rights era we had people fight for integration but how can you really be a part of a society that really didnt want you in the first place. The story then moves on and as economic power moves its course these black neighborhoods are transformed into ghettos and many people who lost their jobs from factories moving to other countries or technology turn to the ills of society. The young men have no one to look up to, and since there was no business and industry already setup in their communities they were either left with the option to be a laborer in the dominant society, suck it up and blend in with the dominant society, or left in the dregs of society. That is where we were pretty much up until the turn of the century. And now you have………………..GENTRIFICATION. These same once decrepit hoods are now some of the most sought after pieces of land with white people popping up all over and the previous tenants displaced. Do not compare the destruction of economic empowerment in Tulsa in 1921 to the knock out game please. That is really an insult in itself. I understand you all may not be aware of the above but that still doesnt mean that you cant put yourself in others shoes. I dont understand how you guys dont understand the predicament black people have been put in from the 15th century to now. From brazil to Ghana, to U.S. to Haiti.

Steven Chavez says:

July 8, 2019 at 5:36 am

Never heard of this incident… I guess it was hidden from history for reason, its embarrassing for whites, that they can have such distaste for another human being, Today roles are reversed many blacks roam inner city playing a game of knock out its not being reported by lame stream media… we are a nation in distress…We need the Lord almighty to awaken our hearts and mind..