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And a burned cargo ship near th sri lankan coast and will cause an environmental disaster. at the site of one of the bloodiest chapters in u.s. history, president joe biden has done what none of his predecessors have done before. he is the first sitting u.s. president to pay tribute in person to the victims of the tulsa race massacre. one of the worst acts of racial violence in american history. tulsa s greenwood district encompassed 35 blocks of entirely black owned businesses. and became known as black wall street. on may 31st, 1921, tension ....
In the coming hours president joe biden will travel to tulsa, oklahoma, to commemorate the tulsa race massacre. on may 31st, 1921, a white mob attacked a thriving black community known as black wall street. as many as 300 people were killed and thousands were left homeless according to the tulsa historical society and museum. the area consisted of more than 35 city blocks of black-owned shops, hotels and theaters. many of those businesses were burned to the ground. president biden issued a proclamation on monday writing in part, i commit to the survivors of the tulsa race massacre, the descendents of victims and to this nation that we will never forget. we honor the legacy of the green wood community and of black wall street by reaffirming our ....
Good morning. i m poppy harlow. i m jim sciutto. hours from now, president biden will leave the white house for oklahoma to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tulsa race massacre. it is just a horrific and sadly, a long ignored chapter in this nation s history. on may 31st, 1921, a white mob descended on what was a thriving black neighborhood, greenwood, in tulsa. angry crowds went block to block. they looted. they killed. eyewitnesses reported planes, a relatively new invention at the time, took part in the attacks. attacks from the air. the destruction and devastation lasted until the next day. and the scenes afterwards just horrendous. not just homes and businesses, but schools and churches also destroyed. the very heart of that community burned to the ground. thousands were left homeless as many as 300 black americans were ....
Heating up. governor greg abbott now threatening to cut off funding to state legislators. but we start with president biden set to depart from oklahoma this morning, to mark 100 years since one of the worst incidents of racial violence in united states history, which is known as the tulsa race massacre. on may 31st, 1921, a violent, white mob attacked and destroyed one of the nation s most prosperous black neighborhoods. at the time it was known as black wall street, leaving as many as 300 people dead, thousands homeless and scores of businesses completely destroyed. ahead of his trip to tulsa, the biden administration just announced new steps this morning to narrow the racial wealth gap in america, focusing specifically on small businesses and affordable housing. the president also declared monday a day of remembrance by issuing a proclamation saying this i call on the american ....
reporter: the centennial bringing renewed calls for reparations. at 107 years old, survivor viola fletcher recently testifying before congress. i hear the screams. i have lived through the massacre every day. reporter: on may 31st, 1921, an angry white mob stormed through tulsa s greenwood neighborhood, also known as black wall street. in less than 24 hours, an estimated 300 black americans would be left dead, thousands of homes and businesses destroyed. anneliese bruner s great-grandmother mary e. jones parrish owned a typing school in greenwood. she ran for her life during the attack. 100 years later and no one has ever been held accountable for what happened on those two days. significance of that? it s a terrible legacy, and i think that tulsa has the opportunity to be the crucible for the reckoning. reporter: in 2019, the state required that lessons on the tragedy in tulsa be included in oklahoma history classes. ....