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There has been a lot of references to Tulsa and Rosewood in the last month and we wanted to expand further on what The Tulsa Massacre was about.

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The Burning of Black Wall Street - Tulsa, OK - Extra History

Tulsa, Oklahoma was a bright spot of hope in the middle of segregation. Through hard work, the Black community of Tulsa had created an area that prospered in a time when it was hard enough to just survive. It was so well known for its wealth, it was nicknamed Black Wall Street. And in just a few days, all 36 blocks would be absolutely destroyed. Thanks to Steven Van Patten for writing this episode. If you'd like to see more of his work, check out his website at: http://www.laughingblackvampire.com Curious about where the youtube revenue for this video is going? You can learn more about the legal defense fund at: https://www.naacpldf.org/ Check out all our shows at http://extracredits.site Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Grab your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Saturday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con Contribute community subtitles to Extra History: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Watch us play games and have fun on http://bit.ly/ECtwitch ____________ ♪ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 *Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1AaJG4H ♪ Outro music: "The Infinite Steppe" by Sean Kiner, Dean Kiner http://www.thekinerbrothersmusic.com/extra-history/

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Sientir

I thank you for making this, as I, too, did not have this covered in my history classes.

Anonymous

This is probably going to be controversial over on YouTube, but I am thankful you are covering these topics.

Anonymous

Thanks EC for great content like this.

Bill Lemmond

The (white) power structure failed me, starting in first grade, over 50 years ago. I'm already familiar with what happened in and around Tulsa, the mass graves, the very late investigations. I just want to go back in time and counter-massacre the people I don't consider my fellow white people. I want to stun them all and feed 'em through a wood chipper, and call it affirmative action. Mean people cost me 30 years of my life, and the rest hasn't exactly been great, in the back of the bus.

Anonymous

This needs to be shown to all the crypto-racists out there who yearn for "the good ol' days." As a history addict, I was vaguely aware of the massacre, but the video really drives it home.

Anonymous

Is there any chance- -- perhaps during next February's Black History month -- you could cover The Negro Motorist Green-Book? It, too, would drive home to the unaware the pervasive racism that is so large a part of America, past and present. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_Motorist_Green_Book https://transcription.si.edu/project/7955

Rick Brasche

this situation, the battle of Athens, and the second massacre at Wounded Knee are all "controversial" situations our history teachers never seem to have gotten around to. I think this shows the whole "those who forget history" thing, since we're doing it again :(

Bill Lemmond

White people messed me over, from first grade, into 30 years' clinical depression, wishing for a terminal illness. I want to make several time travel trips, back to Tulsa, with a helicopter gunship, and wipe out thousands of mean white people. And I'm white