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y’all say “people are crazy for rioting!!” but don’t know about Black Wall Street
Black Wall Street was a black district located in Greenwood in the early 1900’s. It was a thriving community with luxury shops, restaurants, libraries, theaters and etc. It was a flourishing and unproblematic society. Until a white mob came and terrorized it all.
“The massacre, which began on May 31, 1921 and left hundreds of black residents dead and 1,000 houses destroyed, often overshadows the history of the venerable black enclave itself. “ https://www.history.com/news/black-wall-street-tulsa-race-massacre
It was where doctors, real estates , lawyers opened businesses and where breaking the cycle of stereotypes of black people being inferior and unintelligent.
