Book Breaks with Victor Luckerson on Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street

Date & Time:  January 19, 2025, 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

 

book cover: Built from the Fire

For generations, Greenwood has been more than just a collection of Black-owned homes and businesses north of downtown Tulsa—it has been a beacon of resilience and ambition. Known as “Black Wall Street,” its economic success became a groundbreaking model for Black communities across the nation. Even in the face of immense challenges—segregation, the brutal 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, urban renewal, and gentrification—Greenwood remained a powerful symbol of what solidarity can accomplish. 

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