SYMHC Classics: The Tulsa Race Riot and Black Wall Street

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: SYMHC Classics: The Tulsa Race Riot and Black Wall Street
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:30:35
• Published: 2019-11-09 15:00

This 2014 episode came up recently because of the event's inclusion on a television show. "Black Wall Street" was a nickname for Greenwood, a vibrant suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was destroyed in a race riot in 1921. And while Greenwood's destruction was definitely the product of racial tensions, the event was much more one-sided. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com