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Our Topic(s) today: “Firsthand accounts of the Massacres of Black people in Tulsa Oklahoma”

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Black Wall Street Massacre's 96th Anniversary 

Firsthand accounts of the Massacres of Black people in Tulsa Oklahoma.  As one of the most prominent concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States during the early 20th century, it was popularly known as America's "Black Wall Street" until the Tulsa race riot of 1921, in which white residents massacred hundreds of black residents and razed the neighborhood within hours. The riot was one of the most devastating massacres in the history of U.S. race relations,

For more info, click here:  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/long-lost-manuscript-contains-searing-eyewitness-account-tulsa-race-massacre-1921-180959251/

For the video version of the audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAhxUgYaalU