Today marks 102 years since the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, in which white mob violence decimated Tulsa's Greenwood district.

Before the massacre, the Greenwood district, AKA "Black Wall Street," was the U.S.'s wealthiest Black community.

Greenwood, at its height, was home to 30+ restaurants, 45+ groceries and the largest Black-owned hotel in the US. (PBS)

From May 31 to June 1, 1921, Tulsa's white residents attacked the district, killing 300 and burning 1.2K+ homes. (WP)

According to the Harvard Gazette, the Tulsa Race Massacre destroyed an estimated $200M+ worth of Black property.

After the massacre, Tulsa's Black community gathered the funds to rebuild the district and its businesses.

By 1942, Greenwood was home to 242 Black-owned businesses. (OKhistory.org)

From 1924–1928, filmmaker Rev. Solomon Sir Jones filmed footage of several Black towns in Oklahoma, including Greenwood.

Jones traveled to Tulsa to capture footage of a rebuilt Greenwood after the massacre.

Before statehood, Oklahoma was home to 50+ thriving Black communities; 13 of those communities still exist today. (TW)

Author Hannibal Johnson: "...the people who created the district...and rebuilt [it] were remarkable people." (TW)

Johnson: "...the story is a story of the human spirit."