The Tulsa Race Massacre, which began on May 31, 1921, stands out as one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history—and, for decades, it remained one of the least known.
The massacre’s victims were hastily buried in unmarked graves, and then a quiet effort began to suppress the memory of the atrocity.
Few historians dispute that planes flew low over the city's prosperous Black district during the 1921 attack. What's less clear: whether bullets were fired or incendiaries were dropped.
The Greenwood District in Tulsa, known as "Black Wall Street," was one of the most affluent African American communities in the U.S. Every dollar spent within Greenwood reportedly changed hands 19 times before leaving the community. Read more.
By 1921, Tulsa’s Greenwood area was one of America's most affluent all-Black communities. But on June 1, white mobs set it on fire, destroying homes and businesses and leaving dozens of people dead.
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