On the night of May 31, 1921, mobs of white residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma, attacked the city’s Black Greenwood District, destroying more than thirty-five square blocks, killing an estimated 300 people and leaving nearly 10,000 Black citizens homeless #TulsaMassacre #Tulsa100

#OnThisDay in 1921, the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history occurred in a thriving African American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, named Greenwood. Today on the centennial, please join us in a moment of reflection. #Tulsa100 si.edu/tulsa100

The history of Tulsa's Greenwood community does not end in 1921.

Reverend Harold M. Anderson's footage from the 1940s and 1950s illuminates how Black Oklahomans returned and rebuilt Greenwood—also known as Black Wall Street—in the decades after the Tulsa Race Massacre. #Tulsa100

E23: The Invasion

Today 100 years ago, the entire 35 blocks of the greenwood were completely destroyed and 1,256 homes were burned and death toll was estimated as high as 300. The lost property is valued at 2.25 million in 1921
#greenwood #tulsa100

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The Tulsa Massacre pt2. The Spark

It was May, 31th, Dick Rowland was on his way to the Drexel building. Which had a colored restroom, and as he walked toward the elevator, he would step into history. #greenwood #tulsa100 #BlackWallStreet #BlackHistory

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The same economic jealousy over Black prosperity, self-sufficiency + autonomy that fueled the #TulsaRaceMassacre -100 years ago - is now fueling anti-voting laws, #MAGA and the #January6th cover-up! #samehate #differentday #TulsaBurning #Tulsa100

100 years ago #onthisday , several thousand white citizens and authorities began to violently attack the Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Karlos K. Hill investigates the disturbing photographic legacy of the Tulsa race massacre: buff.ly/34x6Rsr #Tulsa100

🗓 It's been a century since the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, where a white mob attacked the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood. Families were displaced, as many as 300 people were killed, and businesses and homes were burned to the ground. #Tulsa100

The Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed Greenwood and much of Black Wall Street did not decimate the spirit of the Black families that remained. Almost from the moment the gunfire ended, Black Tulsans started to rebuild. #Tulsa100

#OnThisDay in 1921, 300 Black Tulsans were killed in the city’s “Black Wall Street” district, resulting in the deadliest racial massacre in American history. #Tulsa100

In today’s dollars, material losses from the Tulsa race massacre total $26,752,705. Black property owners filed 193 lawsuits seeking recompense. The cases were dismissed, the losses permanent #Tulsa100 on.natgeo.com/3uBAZxt

In Class with Carr . Greg Carr Karen Hunter Rockin the original Maroon swag on this Remembrance Day #BlackVeteransMatter #Tulsa100

Greeting the 3 known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, after President Biden’s historic speech. Biden is the first US President to visit Greenwood and address the Massacre. #Tulsa100 #BlackWallStreet

A Century After the #TulsaRaceMassacre twitter.com/i/events/13993… #Tulsa100

Rev. Dr. Robert Turner reflects on the #TulsaRaceMassacre and speaks on how descendants of the victims of the Tulsa massacre are seeking reparations. President Biden will visit Oklahoma to commemorate #Tulsa100 .

Newspaper accounts of the Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 years ago this weekend, tell a story of both coverage & complicity. More in this post from our 'Headlines & Heroes' blog, with source material from our historical newspaper archives: blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandhe… #Tulsa100 #ChronAm

Today in History: Hundreds killed & a thriving business & residential community destroyed in the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the largest single instances of state-sanctioned violence against Black people in American history, 1921 loc.gov/item/today-in-… #Tulsa100

100 years ago today, a thriving Black community in Tulsa was destroyed by a white mob driven by hate and anger. I never learned about this in school but it is a history we must confront. Now the lessons of the Tulsa Race Massacre are more important than ever. THREAD. #Tulsa100

100 years ago today 300 Black residents of Tulsa were murdered and THIS was the headline from the newspaper! 😲

This knowledge and accurate understanding of history is a step towards healing.

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On May 31 and June 1, the worst massacre on American soil, the Tulsa Race Massacre, unfolded in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tonight, Gayle King talks to survivors, descendants, and historians to reflect in Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy at 10 PM. #Tulsa100