Tulsa Greenwood Massacre District, 99 years ago.

In memory of those that died at the Greenwood District. Black Wall Street Massacre.

Black Wall Street Massacre in Tulsa, 99 years ago

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Black Wall Street Massacre in Tulsa, 99 years ago

Timeline: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

One of the worst race massacres in the nation’s history occurred in Tulsa over a 14-hour period May 31-June 1, 1921.

Dozens of people were killed, hundreds were injured and thousands were left homeless. Most of the segregated black district, known as Greenwood, was destroyed. Although the massacre itself lasted only a few hours, its repercussions are still felt today.

Find more Tulsa World coverage of the race massacre with links to stories. 

The Tulsa of 1921 was a humming, bustling place that reveled in the title “Oil Capital of the World.” It had earned the name by making itself into the financial, manufacturing and transportation hub of the great Mid-Continent oilfields surrounding it. From barely 1,000 inhabitants in 1898, it had grown to more than 72,000. Tulsa County’s population was about 110,000, making it the most densely populated and fastest-growing county in the state.

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Black Wall Street Massacre in Tulsa, 99 years ago