a murdered black family draped over the fence of their home outside. an elderly couple knelt by their bed, praying to god with their heart and their soul, when they were shot in the back of their heads. reporter: the president today proposing policies to begin to level the playing field on housing, education and investing in small businesses, including those run by black and brown entrepreneurs. the only way to build a common ground is to truly repair and to rebuild. reporter: today s visit coming after days of events marking the 100th anniversary of the 1921 massacre. and continued calls for remembrance and resolve. i m here seeking justice and i m asking my country to acknowledge what happened in tulsa in 1921. reporter: just weeks ago, three survivors delivering emotional testimony before congress. we lost everything that day. our homes, our churches, our newspapers, our theaters, our lives. greenwood represented all the
of may 31st, 1921, an angry white mob stormed through tulsa s greenwood neighborhood, also known as black wall street. in less than 24 hours, more than 1,000 homes and businesses were destroyed. an estimated 300 black americans killed. all after allegations that were never proven, that a black man assaulted a white woman in an elevator. today, what no president has ever done, standing in tulsa, putting words to the horror of what happened. 100 years ago, at this hour, on this first day of june, smoke darkened the tulsa sky. rising from 35 blocks of greenwood, they were left in ash and ember, razed in rubble. the mob terrorized greenwood, torches and guns, shooting at will. a mob tied a black man by the waist to the back of their truck with his head banging along the pavement as they drove off.
the tulsa race massacre. a thriving black community destroyed, set on fire by a white mob, killing an estimated 300 back americans, burning more than 1,000 homes and businesses to the ground. late today, president biden saying he was there to, quote, shine a light. to make sure america knows the story in full. saying what happened was not a riot, but a massacre. and promising policies on housing, on schooling and promising help for small business owners. and this powerful animation tonight from the new york times of the 100 block of greenwood avenue in tulsa, what was destroyed. the dentist office, the newspaper, the insurance company, the tailor on the right. down the street here on the left, you ll see the famous dixie theater, the parlor, the billiards, the law firm, the barbershop all burned down and destroyed. late today, we learned the president met privately with the three known survivors, from 101 to 107 years old. viola mother fletcher, she was