BLACK WALL STREET 1921 Tulsa Survivors & Decendants Recall

Reporter Tim Estiloz recounts the infamous and deadly 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot... a little known and tragic chapter in our nation's history. Estiloz tells the story of the riot in detail and "on the scene" recollections. This infamous and deadly tragedy is one of the nation's little known sad chapters in our troubled history of race relations. The riot began with a false accusation of rape... and led many white residents of 1921 Tulsa to descend upon and literally burn, kill and destroy... a once-thriving black populated section of Tulsa called Greenwood. This area was - before the riot - so prosperous that it was known as the "Black Wall Street". The carnage was unbelievable and the effects still resonate today. This video - first broadcast on TV in 1997 - includes recollections of eyewitnesses to the tragedy, historians and incredible film footage and photos shot of the burning buildings and carnage - as it was happening. This story continues on You Tube with the title "1921 Tulsa Race Riot: Survivors & Descendants Recall - PART TWO". This story was
co-produced by Tim Estiloz. Estiloz is now an entertainment reporter for CN8 - The Comcast Network.

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• Tulsa
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• Race
• Riot
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• Relations
• Civil
• Rights
• Black
• White
• Negro
• History
• Justice
• black
• wall
• street
• rape

[kemetpowernow]

we are best when black people work together here is proof of that

[blkguy620]

They never taught me about this in history class!!

[mymarkis666]

Evil fuckers.

[dal4018]

@blkguy620 Your not alone sir join the club if you want to know about this incident read "Riot and Rememberance by James Hirsch

[lilrog0909]

I wonder why more blacks don't become black nationalist? Wake the fuck up!

[LilM0]

@kemetpowernow : Yeah, this is true but over time America has pretty much broken our spirit of working together. Instead there's a defeatis mentality amongst Black people. Instead of helping one another, we'd rather shine individually in order to entice haters... Sad.

[LilM0]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. :(

[blaknificent09]

Black people before us have gone thru so much hell dealing with racist crackers and you'll never be taught this in high school or college because it is so ugly. That's the problem with white people trying to pretend that none of this has happened and yet this having the same racist attitude. Probably why they buy so many guns and sleeping pills and why they fear Pres Obama. They think black wrath will be upon them soon. This much guilt is a heavy burden it'll be better to confess and payback.

[Mesheka24]

sad 2 c 'what did:)

[Mesheka24]

Black people Had it hard....I was born and raised in tulsa and its so sad 2 c wait hate did.

[telemanque]

.....this makes me so angry....then fast foward to 2008 oscar grant.....black people unite or die