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100 years ago - on Memorial Day - a white mob burned down a thriving Black community Here s why so many haven t heard of the Tulsa Race Massacre

"There was a concerted effort to absolutely bury and suppress this history," an expert on the 1921 race riot that destroyed "Black Wall Street" said.

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Black Wall Street Before, During and After the Tulsa Race Massacre: PHOTOS

Historic images of Tulsa, Oklahoma s Greenwood district reveal how the 1921 mob attack devastated the nation s Black cultural and economic mecca.

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To Mark the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dozens of Artists Are Installing Public Works Around the City

The Greenwood Art Project, organized by Rick Lowe and William Cordova, marks the 100th anniversary of the deadly Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

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Russell Westbrook On Bringing New Tulsa Burning Documentary To Life: It Kind Of Hit Home

Russell Westbrook On Bringing New Tulsa Burning Documentary To Life: It Kind Of Hit Home
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What America looked like in 1921 at the start of the Roaring 20s

This 1921 photo of Cassville, Wisconsin, shows an automobile repair shop and a shoe store. The radio was everything Bettmann/Getty Images In 1919, after World War I, the U.S. government lifted a ban on civilian radio ownership and transmission, and it wasn t long before commercial radio became a favorite source of entertainment. The first baseball game to be broadcast on the radio was one between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies on August 5, 1921. Gould the Light Man Getty Images And with the increasing popularity of radio, the personal electronics industry boomed. This store in Stockton, California, was billed as the only real radio store in San Joaquin Valley.

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