Tulsa Race Massacre Part 1 Black Wall Street

About this episode

This episode discusses the destruction of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as Black Wall Street, during the 1921 race massacre.

The Greenwood district in Tulsa Oklahoma was a thriving Black community. In 1921 though this community which had earned the nickname Black Wall Street would be burned down in possibly the worst 'race riot' in American history. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com Twitter @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor Bluesky @distortedhistory.bsky.social If you would like to support the podcast: ko-fi.com/distortedhistory

Topics covered

• Tulsa Race Massacre
• Black Wall Street
• history
• race relations

Keywords

• Greenwood district
• 1921
• community
• race riot

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Places: Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Black Wall Street

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