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1921 Tulsa Massacre

Tulsa Race M assacre

M ay 31, 1921 ? June 1, 1921

In 1921 (Tulsa, Oklahoma), a
young black man was accused of
assaulting a white woman in an
elevator, sparking an outrage
between blacks and whites at the

courthouse over the man?s fate.

Courtesy: Unknown/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

During the man's hearing, physical

confrontation arose and a riot broke
out. White mobsters rampaged
through all 35 blocks of the Black
Wall Street neighborhood, looting
stores, burning down homes and
killing more than 300 blacks.

Courtesy:The Black Wall Street Times

Courtesy: youtube by "THIRTEEN"

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