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Tulsa Race Massacre

A white mob destroyed Greenwood, Tulsa's prosperous Black district—killing hundreds and leveling homes and businesses. Long minimized in public memory; now widely taught as one of the worst episodes of racial terror in U.S. history.

Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma, OK
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A white mob destroyed Greenwood, Tulsa's prosperous Black district—killing hundreds and leveling homes and businesses. Long minimized in public memory; now widely taught as one of the worst episodes of racial terror in U.S. history. Read full entry →