It was an awful day in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
A day of pain and sorrow.
A day of race riots.
The day "Black Wall Street" burned.
There are many theories as to why the Greenwood Area of Tulsa was firebombed from the air and why shots were fired on the ground. But whatever the answer, it was a tragedy of large proportions.
And one I first hear of only a few weeks ago.
Why is this history hidden?
For more information:
http://tulsahistory.org/learn/online-exhibits/the-tulsa-race-riot/
http://sfbayview.com/2011/02/what-happened-to-black-wall-street-on-june-1-1921/
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2013/jun/03/black-wall-street-on-fire-remembering-the-tulsa/
May God grant us peace with justice.
A day of pain and sorrow.
A day of race riots.
The day "Black Wall Street" burned.
There are many theories as to why the Greenwood Area of Tulsa was firebombed from the air and why shots were fired on the ground. But whatever the answer, it was a tragedy of large proportions.
And one I first hear of only a few weeks ago.
Why is this history hidden?
For more information:
http://tulsahistory.org/learn/online-exhibits/the-tulsa-race-riot/
http://sfbayview.com/2011/02/what-happened-to-black-wall-street-on-june-1-1921/
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2013/jun/03/black-wall-street-on-fire-remembering-the-tulsa/
May God grant us peace with justice.
