Black Wall Street & The Tulsa Race Massacre
One hundred years ago, the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, was a prosperous Black community with thriving businesses, including grocery stores, banks, libraries, and much more; one of the most affluent African-American communities in the country, leading to the nickname, "Black Wall Street."
The Tulsa race massacre took place on May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, many of them deputized and given weapons by city officials, attacked black residents and businesses. The event remains one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, and one of the least-known: News reports were largely squelched, despite the fact that hundreds of people were killed and thousands left homeless.
Why Is This Important...
The United States has never fully accounted for the wrongs of slavery, Jim Crow, lynching and destruction of Black Communities throughout America. Instead, black people in the US continue to experience segregation, discrimination, inequality, and state violence on a regular basis. The mass protests stemming from pervasive racial inequality and unlawful killings of black people, like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, reflect the US failure to provide redress for this long history of abuse.
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Eyeseeme has Partnered with The Meacham Park Neighborhood Improvement Association
The Remember & Invest project gives us an opportunity to build awareness about this part of our collective national history. Moreover, your support will be an investment in a Black Owned Business and help invest in the MNIA Scholarship and help support Black Excellence.
Book Drive
The goal of the Remember & Invest project is:
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*Awareness - Spread books throughout the community on Black Wall Street & The Massacre
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*Support – Support a black owned business by purchasing books from Eyeseeme Bookstore
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*Investment – A portion of the book sales will be donated to the MNIA Scholarship Fund
How You Can Help...
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Donate - Sponsor a Class – Each Class Set = $600 and includes 30 sets of books, every student in the class receives a book to take home. Donate Here:
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Buy Books on Black Wall Street - A portion of all book sales will be donated to the MNIA Scholarship Fund.
Use the Code: #Remember&Invest at checkout.
