What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa,Oklahomain this new Who HQ for young readers. Before May 311921the Greenwood District of TulsaOklahomawas a thriving neighborhood of 10000 Black residents. ThereBlack families found success and community. They ran their own businessesincluding barbershopsclothing storesjewelersrestaurantsmovie theatresand more. There also were Black doctorsdentistsand lawyers to serve the neighborhood. Thenin one weekendall of this was lost. A racist mob tore through the streetsburning everything to the ground and killing scores of innocent residents. Learn about what led to one of the worst moments of racial violence in America’s history in this nonfiction book for young readers.