The Tulsa Massacre Pt.3 - The Invasion of Greenwood and Aftermath

The entire 35 blocks of the Greenwood commercial district were completely destroyed. A total of 191 Black-owned businesses, several churches, a junior high school, and the district’s only hospital were lost. According to the Red Cross, 1,256 homes were burned with another 215 looted and vandalized. The Tulsa Real Estate Exchange estimated total real estate and personal property losses at $2.25 million, the equivalent of nearly $30 million in 2020.<br /><br />Audio <br />Onemichistory.com<br /><br /> Please support our Patreon:<br /> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25697914</a><br /><br />Buy me a Coffee<br /><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m" rel="noopener">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Countryboi2m</a><br /><br />Sources:<br />Riot and remembrance<br />by James S. Hirsch<br /><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/tulsa-race-massacre" rel="noopener">https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/tulsa-race-massacre</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre</a><br /><a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Tulsa-race-massacre-of-1921" rel="noopener">https://www.britannica.com/event/Tulsa-race-massacre-of-1921</a><br /><a href="https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/racemassacre/tulsa-race-massacre-in-aftermath-no-one-prosecuted-for-killings-and-insurance-claims-were-rejected/article_3ba23c3c-886d-5821-9970-02153261960a.html" rel="noopener">https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/racemassacre/tulsa-race-massacre-in-aftermath-no-one-prosecuted-for-killings-and-insurance-claims-were-rejected/article_3ba23c3c-886d-5821-9970-02153261960a.html</a>