In 1921 Tulsa\'s Greenwood District, known then as the nation\'s "Black Wall Street," was one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States.
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By the end of the following day, thousands of homes and businesses lay in ashes, and perhaps as many as three hundred people were dead.
But on May 31 of that year, a white mob, inflamed by rumors that a young Black man had attempted to rape a white teenage girl, invaded Greenwood.
In 1921 Tulsa\'s Greenwood District, known then as the nation\'s "Black Wall Street," was one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States