On this day in 1921, the Tulsa race massacre left as many as 300 dead and 10,000 homeless.
On this day in 1921 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today May 31, 2024 MAY 31, 1921 Buildings were destroyed during the Tulsa Race Massacre when a white mob attacked the Greenwood neighborhood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921. Eyewitnesses recalled men carrying torches through the streets to set fire to homes and businesses.
Greenwood, known as the “Black Wall Street” for its bustling businesses, became a pile of ashes. No one was ever prosecuted for these crimes. Viola Fletcher, a 107-year-old who survived, said, “I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot. I will not. And other survivors do not. And our descendants do not.” The community that once sprawled beyond 35 blocks is now just one block.
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