24 More Graves Excavated in 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

For 18 hours between May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob attacked the Black-majority neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Greenwood was considered Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street” due to its thriving business district where 10,000 Black residents financially prospered and spurred resentment among white supremacists.