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Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

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The history of Black Wall Street and the violent events of 1921 in Tulsa, Okla., when mobs of white residents, spurred by an accusation of inappropriate behavior by a Black man against a white woman, destroyed the 35-block Greenwood District.

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George M. Thomas Akron Beacon Journal 06/03/2021
Koroma takes the audience on a journey from myth to reality in the massacre, the stuff of mere myth as recently as 25 years ago in the state where it happened, to modern-day reckoning. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis The history of Black Wall Street and the violent events of 1921 in Tulsa, Okla., when mobs of white residents, spurred by an accusation of inappropriate behavior by a Black man against a white woman, destroyed the 35-block Greenwood District.
Director
Salima Koroma
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 31, 2021
Runtime
1h 38m