Last summer, after generations of silence and denial, the city of Tulsa, Okla., began excavations in search of the graves of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Nearly a century had passed since a mob of white Tulsans violently invaded the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood, overcoming a vigorous defense by some residents, killing and rounding up Black Tulsans en masse and burning much of the neighborhood to the ground. The search.
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Black Wall Street Memorial March Set To Begin At Greenwood Cultural Center
The Black Wall Street Legacy Fest is kicking off its series of events to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial with a Black Wall Street Memorial March through parts of Tulsa on Friday. This is the first of about 20 events happening over the next couple of days in the Greenwood District.
The march is scheduled to begin at the Greenwood Cultural Center at 10 a.m. Friday. The route and end destination are not something set in concrete, event organizers say it is a spirit-led march and they will walk wherever the head of the group feels led and for however long they feel led.