Riots 1921 facts
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In 1921, 300 affluent black people were massacred when white people rioted and razed "Black Wall Street" - Greenwood, Tulsa.
About Greenwood, a very successful African American neighborhood outside of Tulsa, OK that was once known as the "Black Wall Street" until the Tulsa race riot of 1921, in which white residents massacred black residents and razed the neighborhood within hours.
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There was a "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, OK and it was destroyed during race riots in 1921, which included air bombings.
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In Tulsa riots of 1921, rioters used WWI era planes to drop firebombs on homes and families of other group. Around 300 people eventually died in riots.
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The deadliest race riot in US history was in 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma when whites attacked and burned a black neighborhood. Up to 300 died.
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In 1921, riots broke out in Tulsa over a rumor that a black man assaulted a white woman. The wealthiest black community in US was burned to ground. 39 people killed, 800 injured, and 10,000 left homeless.
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The Tulsa race riots of 1921 were perpetrated to destroy the wealth of Black Wall Street
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About the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. During the Tulsa Massacre, white residents of Tulsa, Oklahomo, in co-operation with the police, slaughtered up to 300 wealthy black residents and burned down the black hospitals. The event was largely ignored in American history books.
