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The first time planes bombed a US city: Tulsa, 1921

The first time planes bombed a US city: Tulsa, 1921
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Tulsa race massacre: 100 years later, a look at how the tragedy affects Black people in the city today

President Joe Biden has publically acknowledged one of the deadliest racial attacks in the history of the United States (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) As per the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum, following World War I, Tulsa was recognized nationally for its affluent African American community the aforementioned district was a thriving business hub. Its surrounding residential area was referred to as “Black Wall Street.”  The museum notes that the deadly riot’s cause came on the morning of May 30, 1921, when a young Black man named Dick Rowland was riding in the elevator in the Drexel Building at Third and Main with a White woman named Sarah Page. “The details of what followed vary from person to person. Accounts of an incident circulated among the city’s White community during the day and became more exaggerated with each telling,” the museum’s account added.

The Burning of Black Wall Street: Remembering the Tulsa

American history books seldom make mention of the events that exploded in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a century ago. But a spotlight is finally being shone on the community once shattered by violence – and silence.

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A look back 100 years later

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A look back 100 years later and last updated 2021-06-01 14:26:32-04 Monday marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, which is considered one of the worst incidents of racist violence in U.S. history. The horrific event occurred in Tulsa over a 14-hour period from May 31 to June 1, 1921. Many lives were lost, and over 1,200 homes were destroyed by an angry white mob in the Black district known as Greenwood or Black Wall Street. Here’s a brief timeline of what happened that day, 100 years ago. AP In this photo provided by the Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa, a group of Black men are marched past the corner of 2nd and Main Streets in Tulsa, Okla., under armed guard during the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 1921. (Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa via AP)

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