Black Wall Street

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#1·4h ago

(historical, US) The freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnat…

Origin: The areas were prominent concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States during the early 20th century, and as such the nickname compares them to Wall Street in Manhattan. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(historical, US) Jackson Ward, a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

“Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnat…

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(historical, US) The hub of African American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, located on Parrish Street.

“Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnat…

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