In the early 1900s, Tulsa Oklahoma was home to a prosperous African district known as Greenwood. This district was so successful that a dollar would stay within the district an estimated nineteen months before being spend elsewhere. Home to many successful black businesses, the "colored district" of Tulsa was much more prosperous than its white … Continue reading Black History Month: Day 19 – Tulsa’s Black Wall Street
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Black History Month: Day 18 – The Indomitable Marshal
Rarely do stories of the Wild West and cowboys involve people of color, aside from indigenous Americans who were either targets or passive companions. However, in the 1800s there were plenty of African Americans in the Wild West. Among these unsung pioneers was a man who by all accounts was the greatest law man in … Continue reading Black History Month: Day 18 – The Indomitable Marshal
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