Tulsa Timeline
GREENWOOD
a subdued history
1970s
Vacated Storefronts Urban Decay
Many buildings fell into disrepair in north Tulsa and the Greenwood area after the end of segregation, urban renewal, and the construction of Interstate 244 which effectively seperated north Tulsa from the rest of the city. Over the years, poverty overcame north Tulsa while it decayed into a food desert, further victimizing the residents of Greenwood.
Vacated Strip Mall
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Sources
[1] Brown, D. (2021, February 04). Red Summer: When Racist Mobs Ruled. How a Pandemic of Racial Terror Led to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. American Experience. PBS.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/t-town-red-summer-racist-mobs/
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https://www.pbs.org/video/tulsa-race-massacre-100-years-later-vdv9tx
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/oklahomas-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-from-last-2-survivors-of-tulsa-race-massacre-seeking-reparations
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