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The town was known, locally and affectionately, as “Black Wall Street,” according to multiple reports, because of the noted prosperity enjoyed but the residents. Its wealth was the result of an oil boom in nearby Tulsa, which was, at the time and like so many other cities across the country, incredibly segregated..
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More Interesting facts about the 1921 burning of Oklahoma's black Wall Street:
- These events occurred in Tulsa Oklahoma.
- In 1921, Greenwood, a segregated area of Tulsa was thriving due to as local oil boom.
- The prosperous district earned the nickname, "The Black Wall Street."
- The white population grew increasingly resentful of the successful African-Americans.
- Tension boiled over when a black man was accused of assaulting a white woman.
- An angry mob gathered at the courthouse where the man was being detained.
- Gunshots were fired between blacks and whites.
- the next day, a white mob descended on Greenwood and burned it to the ground.
- Nearly every business in Greenwood was torched, including libraries, hospitals and schools.
- Up to 300 people were murdered.
- Some by deputized white men who were also torching the city.
- More than 1200 homes were looted and burned.
- 9000 people were left homeless.
- By today's standards 30 million USD of damage occurred.
- Decades past before the riot even gets mentioned in Oklahoma's history books.
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The town was known, locally and affectionately, as “Black Wall Street,” according to multiple reports, because of the noted prosperity enjoyed but the residents. Its wealth was the result of an oil boom in nearby Tulsa, which was, at the time and like so many other cities across the country, incredibly segregated..
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https://goo.gl/RgDszL
Read the full story at:
https://www.interestingshit.com/disaster/1921-burning-oklahomas-black-wall-street/
Check out our most popular video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W83K5Ly-tY
Check out more Interesting Shit:
Africa is Slowly Creating a New Ocean
https://youtu.be/b9FY57z2cXI
North America’s Medieval City: Bigger than Paris
https://youtu.be/oKefQml9-Bk
More Interesting facts about the 1921 burning of Oklahoma’s black Wall Street:
– These events occurred in Tulsa Oklahoma.
– In 1921, Greenwood, a segregated area of Tulsa was thriving due to as local oil boom.
– The prosperous district earned the nickname, “The Black Wall Street.”
– The white population grew increasingly resentful of the successful African-Americans.
– Tension boiled over when a black man was accused of assaulting a white woman.
– An angry mob gathered at the courthouse where the man was being detained.
– Gunshots were fired between blacks and whites.
– the next day, a white mob descended on Greenwood and burned it to the ground.
– Nearly every business in Greenwood was torched, including libraries, hospitals and schools.
– Up to 300 people were murdered.
– Some by deputized white men who were also torching the city.
– More than 1200 homes were looted and burned.
– 9000 people were left homeless.
– By today’s standards 30 million USD of damage occurred.
– Decades past before the riot even gets mentioned in Oklahoma’s history books.
About Interesting Shit?
We are committed to telling the world’s greatest stories about history, geography and world culture.
We are a group of insanely curious individuals who are inspired by the beautiful world that we live in.
The digital world has not been able to digitize all things, and so much of the stories we aim to tell are the ones that are not well known today.
The stories we tell blow our minds, and we hope that will blow your mind too. Subscribe to our newsletter so you can receive these stories regularly.
Interesting Shit is an Educational Media Company with the aim of producing snack-able handmade content, and massively distributing this content on the most popular social platforms.
Our aim is to connect curious readers with the world’s greatest stories and to build a community around history, geography and world culture.
Visit our official site at:
https://www.interestingshit.com/
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