Tulsa Race Riots

Jim Crow laws are an example of which of the following?

• Civil Rights activism

• Lynching

• Diversity

• Segregation

When did the Tulsa Race Riot take place?

• 1800's

• 1900

• 1920's

• Summer of 2020

What was the nickname of this area of Tulsa?

• Boomtown

• Greenwood

• Black Wall Street

• Oil Capital of the world

Which is the best description of Greenwood, known as the Black Wall Street?

• The white district of Tulsa

• Successful African American part of town

• The poorest part of Tulsa

• Successful area of town where only White People were welcome

What was the event that started the whole thing?

• a black boy said "hi" to white woman

• A black boy was accused of harming a white woman

How did the violence finally end?

• The National Guard came in and stopped the violence

• The Tulsa police apologized and helped to rebuild the injustice done to Greenwood

What happened to the boy who entered the elevator?

• He was charged and sent to prison

• He was lynched by the mob

• The woman who accused him never showed in court so the charges were dropped

How fast did Greenwood rebuild?

• 1 year

• 10 years

• 5 years

• It never completely recovered

The wounds from the Tulsa Race Riot are still in the minds of people today.

• True

• False

All of the following are true about the people who started the violence being held accountable EXCEPT

• Very few, if any who started it, were arrested

• mainly they were African Americans

• mainly they were white people who needed to reimburse those who lost their homes

• the woman who screamed in the elevator was allowed to not show up in court