Memorial Day marks the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre . When I first wrote about Greenwood in 2008, Black Wall Street was a footnote in history.
In 2021, everyone from ABC News to the Wall Street Journal is going back to Tulsa.
There are new documentaries (here, here and here) and a hip-hop tribute.
On June 2, the National Museum of African American History and Culture and Smithsonian magazine will hold a virtual panel discussion, “Historically Speaking: In Remembrance of Greenwood,” focusing on the development of Black Wall Street, the events leading up to the one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, and the Black community's resilience. The event is free but registration is required. To register, go here.
