president biden is visiting tulsa, 100 years on from the worst act of racial violence in america s history. this was the result. starting on the 31st may 1921, a white mob rampaged through a wealthy black neighbourhood killing 300 people and burning buildings. it s a distressing story. 100 years ago a mob of white people was angered by the alleged assault of a white teenage woman by a black man. they started fires in the district of greenwood, targeting businesses owned by black people. they also targeted african american people s homes. around 1,200 were burned. as were several churches, as you can see in this photograph. there are even reports that privately owned planes dropped incendiary bombs from the air. no one was ever punished
ascent of everest by a woman. exactly 100 years ago, one of the biggest massacres in american history took place in tulsa, oklahoma. 0n 31st may 31st and firstjune 1921, racialviolence took place in greenwood, also known as the black wall street, which was at the time one of the most prosperous black communities in the united states. an army of white men and women invaded the area, destroying and burning homes and local businesses. after 16 hours of violence, an estimated 300 black people had been killed. we can discuss this in more detail now with the cultural historian patrick vernon. thank you forjoining us on bbc news today. for people who don t know about the tulsa massacre, even in the united states, it hasn t, until