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Built from the Fire

The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street
  • Victor Luckerson
2023
Random House

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  • Greenwood District, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    Book Review

    Class, Race, and the Formation of Urban Black Communities

    A review of three new studies about how race and class intersect.
    by Randal Maurice Jelks via The Common Reader on February 21, 2024
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma on fire during the Tulsa Massacre.
    Book Excerpt

    How World War I Inspired Black Americans to Fight for Dignity at Home

    The war marked a sea change in how black men viewed their own citizenship.
    by Victor Luckerson via Literary Hub on June 1, 2023
  • A view of Greenwood Avenue before it was destroyed in the 1921 race massacre.
    Q&A

    What Really Caused the Destruction of Tulsa’s ‘Black Wall Street’

    What happened after the destruction of Greenwood, once home to some of the wealthiest African Americans in the US.
    by Brentin Mock, Victor Luckerson via CityLab on May 30, 2023
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