Civil Rights Day presents John Whittington Franklin on the Tulsa's 'Black Wall Street' 

In recognition of the 100 anniversary of the Tulsa
massacre, join John Whittington Franklin, Senior Manager
Emeritus for the Smithsonian National Museum of African
American History and Culture as he speaks about the
history of the Tulsa “Black Wall Street” massacre.
The massacre, which began on May 31, 1921 and left hundreds of Black
residents dead and 1,000 houses destroyed, often overshadows the history of
the venerable Black enclave itself. Greenwood District, with a population of
10,000 at the time, had thrived as the epicenter of African American business
and culture, particularly on bustling Greenwood Avenue, commonly known as
Black Wall Street.