On this day in 1921, The Tulsa Race Massacre happened in the affluent black community of Greenwood in Tulsa known as the Black Wall Street.
White supremacists killed more than 300 African Americans. They looted and burned to ground black homes and businesses
In memory of those who chose the sea...
In an act of mass resistance against slavery, a group of slaves revolted, took control of the slave ship grounded it on an island & rather than submit to slavery, proceeded to march into water & drown. #BlackHistoryMonth
A THREAD!
100 years ago today, The Tulsa Race Massacre happened in the affluent black community of Greenwood in Tulsa known as the Black Wall Street.
White supremacists killed more than 300 African Americans. They looted and burned to ground black homes and businesses.
107-year old Viola Fletcher wearing her first-ever pair of Air Jordans. Mother Fletcher is the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
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