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The Game Is the Game
A popular gambling pastime known as the policy wheel dominated the economy of Depression-era Greenwood. Because it was criminalized, it also spawned…
Mar 11, 2022
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Victor Luckerson
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Women's Work
When the Great Depression gripped Tulsa in the early 1930’s, it squeezed black women the hardest
Feb 1, 2022
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Victor Luckerson
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The Story of Black Wall Street: How They Rebuilt
Through a mixture of hubris and active malice, Tulsa city leaders undermined the rebuilding of Greenwood. Black people brought the neighborhood back…
Mar 12, 2021
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Victor Luckerson
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The Story of Black Wall Street: Why Greenwood Flourished
A prosperous black middle class emerged in Tulsa for reasons that were both specific to Oklahoma and common throughout the U.S.
Jul 9, 2020
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Victor Luckerson
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The Story of Black Wall Street #011: Rebuilding Black Infrastructure
Thinking about systemic change, on a personal level
Jun 13, 2020
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Victor Luckerson
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The Story of Black Wall Street #010: A Different Kind of Pragmatism
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois were leading black voices in the era when Greenwood took shape. But they had starkly different views on how to…
May 29, 2020
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Victor Luckerson
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The Story of Black Wall Street #008: Origin Stories
It's difficult to prove that some of the narratives surrounding Greenwood's early days ever occurred. How do they contribute to our understanding of…
Apr 23, 2020
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Victor Luckerson
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