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.
within a week or two of the massacre to collect stories of people, of survivors, including herself. on leaving the frisco station, going north to archer street, one could see nothing but negro business places. going east on archer for two or more blocks, there you would behold greenwood avenue, the negro s wall street. mary parish was a remarkable woman. originally from mississippi, she had set up a secretarial school right on greenwood avenue to teach young women all of these different skills so they could get work as secretaries to some of greenwood s black doctors and
going north to arctic street, one could see nothing but negro business places, going two more blocks, there you would behold greenwood avenue, the negro s wall street. originally from mississippi, she had set up a secretarial school right on greenwood avenue to teach young women all of these different skills, so they could get work as doctors and lawyers. this section of tulsa was a city within a city, every face seemed to where a happy smile. [ cheers and applause ] we are sitting in the mackie house.
one could see nothing but negro business places. going east for two or more blocks, there you would behold greenwood avenue. the negroes wall street. mary parish was a remarkable woman. originally from mississippi. she had set up a secretarial school right on greenwood avenue to teach young women all these different skills so they could get work as secretaries to some of greenwood s black doctors and lawyers. this section of tulsa was a city within a city. every face seemed to wear a happy smile. we re sitting in the mackie house. that s lucy.