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Feb 21 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Between May 31 and June 1, 1921, white mobs destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses in Greenwood forcing Black families like Dr. Olivia J. Hookers' to relocate to safer territory. Between May 31 and June 1, 1921, white mobs destroyed more t
They set fire to schools, churches, libraries, and movie theaters, and leveled entire city blocks. ⁠
The late Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, who was only six years old at the time, witnessed them tear down items in her home, as well as the complete destruction of her father’s clothing business. ⁠

They later moved to Topeka, Kansas to start anew. ⁠ The late Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, who was only six years old at
“It was a horrifying thing for a little girl who’s only six years old. Trying to remember to keep quiet, so they wouldn’t know we were there.” —Dr. Olivia J. Hooker⁠
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Today, it’s abundantly clear that in the 100 years that have passed since the #1921TulsaRaceMassacre, there has never been real investment in Tulsa's Black community. #ReparationsNow #JusticeForGreenwood
#ReparationsNow is an urgent matter. Until we obtain reparatory justice in the form of respect, repair and restitution, economic disparities will persist.

Help us fight back against the 100 years of continued harm and TAKE ACTION!👇🏿
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Apr 27, 2021
DID YOU KNOW: Before setting fire to the residences and businesses of Greenwood, the white mob carefully stripped and looted homes and businesses of all valuables.
The heartbreaking experience of Massacre survivor Dr. Robert Bridgewater and his wife, Mattie, who lived at 507 N. Detroit paints a harrowing picture of the savagery of the white terrorists actions:
"On reaching the house, I saw my piano and all of my elegant furniture piled in the street. My safe had been broken open, all of the money stolen, also my silver ware, cut glass, all of the family clothes, and everything of value had been removed, even my family Bible."
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Apr 6, 2021
How do we work through generational trauma? How do we confront and transform histories of abuse on Black bodies?

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Dec 20, 2020
By May 30, 1921, Black Tulsans had built their own “Wall Street”—a vibrant, peaceful, and extraordinarily prosperous community located in the neighborhood district known as Greenwood.
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