Courageous Conversations
Courageous Conversations: Black Wall Street
Season 2020 Episode 10 | 27m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
The Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma was burned to the ground. A rarely told story.
The Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma was dubbed "Black Wall Street" by Booker T. Washington, and was the most affluent black community in the United States with black owned businesses. In 1921 and in less than 24 hours, an angry white mob burned it to the ground leaving 800 people injured and 300 dead.
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Courageous Conversations is a local public television program presented by PBS39
Courageous Conversations
Courageous Conversations: Black Wall Street
Season 2020 Episode 10 | 27m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
The Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma was dubbed "Black Wall Street" by Booker T. Washington, and was the most affluent black community in the United States with black owned businesses. In 1921 and in less than 24 hours, an angry white mob burned it to the ground leaving 800 people injured and 300 dead.
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