In the 1920s, there was a Strong Black Community here in tulsa called greenwood. These people were the core of black entrepreneurship. People call it The Black Wall Street. Greenwood was like putting harlem, Bourbon Street, and Chocolate City all in one place. But White Tulsans talked about greenwood as Little Africa or [bleep] land. Tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. Between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. Today we call it a massacre. They were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies by dumping them in mass graves around the city. We have tulsans of an undetermined number who were murdered. It should not have taken 99 years. Anybody who thinks that this crime scene is not going to speak doesnt have the ears to hear. The ancestors are awake and the earth is shaking. I came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. So thats been, whew, i dont know how many years. My mother is from oklahoma. There was a Strong Black Community in
black entrepreneurship. people call it the black wall street. like putting harlem, bourbon street, and chocolate city all in one place. but white paulsons talked about it as little africa or land. tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight. between 100 and 300 people, most of them black, were killed. today we call it a massacre. they were hastily trying to get rid of the bodies. by dumping them in mass graves around the city. we of tulsa of an undetermined number, it should have not taken any nine years. anyone who thinks this crime scene is not going to speak does not have the ears to hear. the earth is shaking. i came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade, so that has been well, i don t know how many years. my mother is from oklahoma. and there was a strong black community in tulsa called greenwood. these people were the core of black entrepreneurship. and they would help you get your business started. 1920 greenwood was booming.
Africa, if you were female, you got 160 acres. the freedmen allotments totaled 1,192,240 acres. 1,100,000. i really want people to understand that. that s a lot of land for a small geographical area. it s a lot of land to own. as a descendant of a creek freedman, i believe land is power. land is wealth. land is really the core of black entrepreneurship. you had two types of blacks in oklahoma. you had those freedmen. then you had state blacks. state blacks came to oklahoma looking for the promised land.
i came to tulsa when i was in the sixth grade. so that s been, whew, i don t know how many years. my mother is from oklahoma. there was a strong black community in tulsa called greenwood. these people were the core of black entrepreneurship. and they would help you get your business started. 1920, greenwood was booming. people call it the black wall street. and you read the editorials and they would also post events that were happening.
in the 1920s, there was a strong black community here in tulsa called greenwood. these people were the core of black entrepreneurship. people call it the black wall street. greenwood was like putting harlem, bourbon street, and chocolate city all in one place. but white tulsans talked about greenwood as little africa or [bleep] land. tulsa was a powder keg, needing only something to set the community alight.