Tulsa Race Massacre Day 2

What days was the Tulsa Race Massacre?

• May 31-June 1

• May 1-May 1

• June 15-June 16

• July 4-July 5

What year was the Tulsa Race Massacre?

• 1921

• 1920

• 1900

• 2001

Why was there a Black Wall Street?

• Discrimination kept most black communities separate

• They chose to live and work in that area

• There was no particular reason

• It was planned

What ultimately was the final downfall of the Greenwood community?

• Desegregation and the Highway system

• Greenwood still thrives to this day

• The massacre

• Modernization

What is one way the white mob destroyed Greenwood?

• Burned buildings

• Bulldozed buildings

• Blew up buildings

• Blew down buildings

In the aftermath of the massacre how did local newspapers treat it?

• They thanked the white mob

• They ignored it

• They called out the white mob

• They began asking questions

How was the Race Massacre almost forgotten?

• Newspapers deleted articles about it

• It wasn't forgotten

• Greenwood was replaced with another community

• The city of Tulsa held a memorial every year

How many black people were estimated to have been killed?

• around 300

• less than 10

• 50

• around 20