Rediscovering America's Hidden Black Wall Streets: Their Legacy and Impact Beyond Tulsa
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Hannibal B. Johnson vividly depicted Tulsa's Greenwood District as "beautiful, bustling, and Black." In the early 1900s, it thrived with over 100 Black-owned businesses, symbolizing resilience amid Jim Crow laws. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre devastated this prosperity but ignited a spirit of rebuilding that continues today.
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