7 stops in Tulsa's historic Greenwood District

In the early 20th century, the all-Black Greenwood District in Tulsa was a thriving community. So thriving, in fact, it earned the nickname “Black Wall Street” for all the ambition, commerce, and success that turned the area into a neighborhood unlike any other in the country at the time.

But on May 31, 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre tore the district apart. A white mob descended on the area and overnight, between 100 and 300 people were killed, almost all of them Black; 1,256 homes were burned or looted; and an entire community was all but destroyed.

Today, more than 100 years after the massacre, it’s a district that believes in itself, as well as the skills, abilities, and dreams of the people who call it home, and is proud to once again claim the title Black Wall Street.