Victims of Tulsa massacre remembered in Oklahoma ceremonies

Victims of Tulsa massacre remembered in Oklahoma ceremonies

SBS

Published

The centenary of a 1921 massacre targeting Tulsa's prosperous African-American community in the district of Greenwood, known as "Black Wall Street." After a black man was accused of assaulting a white woman, an allegation that was never proven, white rioters gunned down blacks, looted homes and set fire to buildings block by block. More than 1,000 buildings were destroyed.

Full Article