(NYT Op-ed) ‘Black Wall Street’ Was Burned Down in 1921, but It’s Being Revived

The Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Okla., was so prosperous at the start of the 20th century that Booker T. Washington, the educator and author, called it Negro Wall Street, which later morphed into Black Wall Street. A white mob burned it … Continue reading (NYT Op-ed) ‘Black Wall Street’ Was Burned Down in 1921, but It’s Being Revived