Remembering the Destruction of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa 'Race Riots'
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On this day in 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, often called Black Wall Street, was destroyed. Hundreds of Tulsa's white residents descended on the prosperous community following allegations that a black man, shoe shiner Dick Rowland, sexually assaulted Sarah Page, a white elevator operator. What actually happened in the elevator remains unconfirmed. By some reports, Rowland stepped on Page's shoe causing her to scream out, and by others he grabbed her arm.
Remembering the Destruction of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa 'Race Riots'
Reviewed by For Harriet
on
June 01, 2014
Rating: 5
Reviewed by For Harriet
on
June 01, 2014
Rating: 5