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Listen • 8:55 Buildings were destroyed in a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre when a white mob attacked the Greenwood neighborhood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., in 1921. Eyewitnesses recalled the specter of men carrying torches through the streets to set fire to homes and businesses. Survivors and their descendants say facing the truth about the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation s struggle to confront racial injustice and violence against Black people. It s been 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. An armed white mob attacked Greenwood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., killing as many as 300 people. What was known as Black Wall Street was burned to the ground. ....
A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Anneliese M. Bruner s great-grandmother Mary E. Jones Parrish, a teacher and journalist, survived and documented the massacre in her self-published memoir, Events of the Tulsa Disaster. / Nate Palmer for NPR It s been 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. An armed white mob attacked Greenwood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., killing as many as 300 people. What was known as Black Wall Street was burned to the ground. ....
Monday, May 24, 2021 by Marisa Peñaloza (NPR) Play Audio Buildings were destroyed in a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre when a white mob attacked the Greenwood neighborhood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., in 1921. Eyewitnesses recalled the specter of men carrying flaming torches through the streets to set fire to homes and businesses. Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. It’s been 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. An armed white mob attacked Greenwood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., killing as many as 300 people. What was known as Black Wall Street was burned to the ground. ....
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