OppressionMay 31, 1921

The Tulsa Race Massacre

A white mob destroys the prosperous "Black Wall Street" of Greenwood, killing hundreds.

The Great Migration Greed — The Root

Full storyThe Tulsa Race Massacre

Resources

Research·1

Research· Primary

DOJ review of the Tulsa Race Massacre

U.S. Dept. of Justice

The federal review of the 1921 destruction of Greenwood.

Articles·2

NEH — The 1921 Tulsa Massacre

National Endowment for the Humanities

Scholarly overview of the destruction of Greenwood.

A Path to Make Black Wall Street a National Monument

Survivor-descendant testimony to memorialize Tulsa's Greenwood.

Documentaries·2

Goin' Back to T-Town

PBS American Experience

Tulsa's Greenwood rebuilt after the 1921 massacre — then destroyed again by "urban renewal."

Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

Mass-grave searches and the present-day reparations fight over the 1921 massacre.

Videos·1

Why the Tulsa Race Massacre Is So Important to the Reparations Debate

VICE News

Podcasts·1

Tulsa, 100 Years Later

Gene Demby & Shereen Marisol Meraji

The 1921 Greenwood massacre, a century on.

Websites·1

Massacre and Resilience in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Smithsonian NMAAHC

The 1921 destruction of Greenwood — "Black Wall Street."

The web

Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.

caused (incoming)·Thread
Greed — The Root
Greenwood — "Black Wall Street" — was destroyed precisely because it was prosperous.
connects to (incoming)·Event
The Great Migration begins
Black prosperity built by migration and enterprise became a target of white violence.

Where to go next

Greed — The Root

Greenwood — "Black Wall Street" — was destroyed precisely because it was prosperous.

The Great Migration begins

Black prosperity built by migration and enterprise became a target of white violence.