The president weighed in on race relations more bluntly than any of his predecessors during his speech Tuesday. But he also set expectations low for congressional action.
Over 24 hours on 31 May 1921, Tulsa witnessed what is thought to be the worst single event of white supremacist violence against African Americans in the nation’s history<br>
Into a community memorial as residents and visitors marched and honored descendants and the few living survivors. this morning the dedication of a prayer wall at vernon a.m.e. church 100 years ago an estimated 300 black residents of the affluent greenwood neighborhood were murdered by a white mob. 10,000 of them fled as their homes and livelihoods were destroyed. nehemiah frank s family lost their tailor and shoeshine shops in the massacre. i feel like this is our final chance to put pressure on the city and the state who we feel are responsible for the massacre so we feel that this is our final chance to get restitution and repair from the city of tulsa reporter: the question of restitution has been the center of conversation and tension as black residents and lawmakers press for reparations. that s why we re standing out here today. reparations now for those survivors, for the descendants, and
At the foot of modern buildings on an anonymous street, a few discreet metal plaques catch the eye. "Grier shoemaker," "Earl real estate" riveted to the ground, they bear the names of Black-owned businesses that once stood there before being destroyed during one of the worst racial massacres in the United States, in 1921. A rare vestige of a neighborhood so prosperous it was called Black Wall Street, the plaques prove that the history of.