Black Wall Street was in Greenwood, suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma: 1906-1921. O.W. Gurley, a wealthy African-American from Arkansas, moved to Tulsa, purchased over 40 acres of land, and sold to other African-Americans in 1906. The community mobilized it’s resources and rebuilt the Greenwood area within five years of the race riot in spite of political efforts to prevent reconstruction.
The videos below give you insight into how Black Wall Street came about and how it was destroyed by the KKK because of jealousy and racism.
Black Wall Street Brief Overview: This is a brief narrative of how and why Black Wall Street was started
Black Wall Street Mini Bio: In this video are recounts of the allegation which triggered the riots and bombardment of Black Wall Street. Hazel Smith Jones is the last known survivor and gives a first hand account of her experience.
Documentary of Black Wall Street: This is the full documentary of Black Wall Street History.
Reflection: One of the main reasons many African-American’s have a “chip on their shoulder” or “bad attitude” is because of situations like Black Wall Street that happen on a constant basis regardless of whether it’s burning down a city, being discriminated against for a job or simply being viewed as and even being called the “N” word by random American citizens. Many times we will take two steps forward and society will put us “back in our place” pushing us one step backwards.
Black Wall Street is a perfect example of my mission statement, “If we don’t support each other, we have no support at all”.
Albert Earl Jr.
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