Article 6FMB9 Short Film Honors the Legacy of Black Wall Street

Short Film Honors the Legacy of Black Wall Street

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Angela Johnson
from The Root on (#6FMB9)
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Last week, we mourned the passing of Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, which destroyed the once thriving Black community of Greenwood. The deadly attack occurred on June 1, 1921, when white rioters burned and looted the community - also known as Black Wall...

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