Biden commemorates Tulsa massacre: ‘Horrific injustice that cannot be buried’

The massacre took place in one of the wealthiest black neighborhoods in America: Greenwood, aka Black Wall Street mentioned. The immediate trigger for the violence was a young black man accused of assaulting a young white girl in an elevator. A gang of white men decided that the boy should be lynched. The black community tried to prevent that and resisted.

But when that got out of hand, the white mob fell Black Wall Street within. The white gangs received help from the local police, who swore in numerous white deputies. Houses were burned down and anyone who stood in the way was killed. The next morning there was nothing left of the neighborhood. Hundreds of people were killed and ten thousand people were left homeless or in need.

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