🔥 The Town That Was Bombed by Its Own Country

Honoring Tulsa’s Black Wall Street—and the Legacy They Tried to Erase

By Saaraaj Waqia| 2-minute read

In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma was home to one of the most prosperous Black communities in the United States. Nicknamed “Black Wall Street,” the Greenwood District thrived with Black-owned businesses, doctors, lawyers, and families building generational wealth in the face of systemic racism.

But on May 31st and June 1st of that year, everything changed.

Fueled by white resentment and racial terror, a mob descended on Greenwood. They looted, burned homes to the ground, and even dropped firebombs from planes—marking one of the only times in U.S. history where an American city was aerially attacked by its own citizens. Hundreds were killed. Thousands were displaced. The wealth was destroyed, and for decades, the story was erased from textbooks and public memory.

Yet the legacy endures.

Today, descendants of survivors are calling for reparations, land returns, and justice. Advocates continue to fight for historical acknowledgment and economic redress—not just for Tulsa, but for all stolen Black futures across this country.

At RJOY, we believe restorative justice isn’t just about healing harm. It’s about truth-telling. It’s about holding systems accountable and lifting up stories that were buried too long.

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💬 Then ask yourself: What else have they tried to erase?

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