Greenwood
Clip: Season 33 Episode | 1m 19s
Greenwood in Tulsa became a thriving business district known as “Black Wall Street.”
In the early 1900s, a group of black businessmen purchased land in the northeast section of Tulsa, Oklahoma. They called their community Greenwood.
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Greenwood
Clip: Season 33 Episode | 1m 19s
In the early 1900s, a group of black businessmen purchased land in the northeast section of Tulsa, Oklahoma. They called their community Greenwood.
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