Dick Rowland
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Tulsa Race Massacre 1921: The Destruction of Black Wall Street
More Details: Tulsa Race Massacre 1921: The Destruction of Black Wall StreetOn May 31, 1921, the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma—known as “Black Wall Street” for its thriving African American community—was devastated by one of the deadliest racial massacres in U.S. history. Sparked by a fabricated assault claim against a young Black man, Dick Rowland, a white mob, fueled by racial tensions and the rise of…