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| The Greenwood Historical District is just north of Downtown and east of the Brady District. It was once one of the most affluent African American communities in the United States and was referred to as Black Wall Street. In 1921, thirty-five blocks of businesses and residences were burned in this district during the infamous Tulsa Race Riot, the bloodiest racial riot in the history of the United States.
The Oklahoma Legislature passed laws in 2001 aimed at revitalizing Greenwood, setting up a scholarship fund for college-bound descendants of riot victims and appropriating $2 million for a riot memorial. As of 2004, two blocks of the old neighborhood have been restored and are part of the Greenwood Historical District. It is now home to the Greenwood Cultural Center and the Tulsa Race Riot Memorial, as well as Oklahoma State University-Tulsa and Langston University-Tulsa. |
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