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2021-08-08T05:25:04-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTc2XC8yMDIxMDgwODA1MzI1NjAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==On May 31, 1921, tensions over the arrest of a young Black man for his interactions with a white woman led to an armed mob of white men marching on the predominantly African American Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over the next day, the neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street” was burned to the ground and hundreds of African Americans were killed. In this program, National Park Service Chief Historian Turkiya Lowe about how historical events impact the places where they occur. This was part of a national symposium held by the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, which provided the video.
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On May 31, 1921, tensions over the arrest of a young Black man for his interactions with a white woman led to an armed mob of white men marching on the predominantly African American Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over the next day, the neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street” was burned to the ground and hundreds of African Americans were killed. In this program, National Park Service Chief Historian Turkiya Lowe about how historical events impact the places where they occur. This was part of a national symposium held by the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, which provided the video. close
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