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Native America Calling: Black Wall Street
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Black Wall Street
As the nation just marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre along what was known as Black Wall Street, there’s one story that is largely overlooked.
Allotments by Oklahoma tribes for their former slaves were among the key reasons the Black residents — including Freedmen — were able to build wealth.
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