Episode Six: "Black Wall Street" and the Tulsa Race Riots

Welcome to the Sixth Episode of the Historical Humans podcast, our Sixth episode is our discussion into the Black Wall Street Tulsa Race Riot, the most prominent black community in Tulsa that was destroyed by White Rioters. The Historical Humans podcast is hosted by Colum Coleman, Gwendolyn Allen, and Justin Woods.

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https://www.tulsa2021.org/

https://www.tulsahistory.org/

https://www.okhistory.org/research/forms/freport.pdf

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Origins of Black Wall Street Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma One of the most prosperous neighborhoods in America was the Greenwood Neighborhood in Tulsa. It was referred to as the Black Wall Street and was known as a Black Utopia. As it was one of the few areas in US where Black businesses, homeowners, and civic leaders thrived. The Neighborhood encompassed 35 square blocks and was formed in1906 when O.W. Gurley purchased 40 acres of land in Tulsa. Gurley was a wealthy black business owner and the Area became populated by freed black slaves and sharecroppers fleeing racial persecution. 1907-1921 Oklahoma becomes a state Oklahoma is staunchly segregated at that time Results in an insulated African American community Gurley sold land to other African Americans Greenwood became populated by exclusively black business owners and homeowners