On June 1, 1921, Oklahoma Gov. James Robertson declared martial law in Tulsa after a white girl claimed she had been raped by a black resident.
Ultimately, 300 people died and 800-plus were injured, $2.7 million in property damage resulted ($30–50 million in 2021 value) and thousands were interned and homeless. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre had destroyed the 35 square blocks comprising “Black Wall Street,” one of the nation’s wealthiest black communities. On June 2, 2021, the 11,000-sq-ft Greenwood Rising history center was dedicated, a $7.5-million one-story building celebrating the great story of the Greenwood District.
