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A thriving Black community in Tulsa that rebuilt after a 1921 racially-motivated massacre.
The story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation. Torn apart in 1921 by one of the worst racially-motivated massacres in the nation’s history, the neighborhood rose from the ashes.
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Trailer | Goin’ Back to T-Town | American Experience
Preview: Season 33 Episode | 30s
The story of Greenwood, an extraordinary Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that prospered during the 1920s and 30s despite rampant and hostile segregation. Torn apart in 1921 by one of the worst racially-motivated massacres in the nation’s history, the neighborhood rose from the ashes.
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Chapter 1 | Goin' Back To T-Town
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Greenwood in Tulsa became a thriving business district known as “Black Wall Street.” (1m 19s)
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