tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post1296561853067174685..comments2024-01-30T11:14:25.598-05:00Comments on Electronic Village: OURStory: Tulsa Race Riot (1921)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-45502098896266746622009-06-11T14:02:06.720-04:002009-06-11T14:02:06.720-04:00Martin - You may have already done so ... but, if ...<b>Martin</b> - You may have already done so ... but, if not, please consider sharing info about Black Wall Street with your blog readers. I would love to know the name of that Missouri town if you remember it later...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-5841678398288524282009-06-11T07:36:17.460-04:002009-06-11T07:36:17.460-04:00A guys or some guys who grew up in Tulsa wrote a b...A guys or some guys who grew up in Tulsa wrote a book about this years ago. If I run across it again I'd be happy to comment with the title at a later date to make your readers aware of it.<br /><br />What's interesting is that this type of thing wasn't uncommon. Remember the movie Rosewood from a few years ago starring Ving Rhames? That was a true story that happened in Florida during or just after WWI.<br /><br />I found out last summer at my family reunion that something similar happened at least once in a small town in Missouri where a large number of whites created a firing line and started shooting into the black side of town. They ran out all the blacks who weren't dead and stole their property. Today you wouldn't know that blacks had ever lived their. The brother who gave the presentation is leading a modern day effort to reclaim his family's property.Martin Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081634926254191862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-54272237593193113642009-06-01T11:40:42.537-04:002009-06-01T11:40:42.537-04:00Shawn - I'm surprised that a movie hasn't been mad...<B>Shawn</B> - I'm surprised that a movie hasn't been made about it already. Did you take any pictures during your Tulsa trip of the memorial?<br /><br /><B>Vanessa</B> - I encourage you to remind your blog readers as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-3262744773097519582009-05-31T17:15:58.407-04:002009-05-31T17:15:58.407-04:00Thanks for sharing this story. It's too important ...Thanks for sharing this story. It's too important to allow it to be swept under a rug.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402224838223270820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152307338772205194.post-31342354409363599052008-06-01T14:04:00.000-04:002008-06-01T14:04:00.000-04:00During a visit to Tulsa, I had the opportunity to ...During a visit to Tulsa, I had the opportunity to visit the Black Wall Street Memorial. This is a movie that needs to be made and a story that needs to be told much more often. Thanks Villager!Wax Poetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568201595808213166noreply@blogger.com