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Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street

When thinking about Tulsa in the early partof the 20th century, it's important to remember...

When thinking about Tulsa in the early part
of the 20th century, it's important to remember where the Greenwood
community is. It abuts downtown,
separated by the Frisco tracks

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- When thinking about Tulsa
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in the early part of the 20th century,
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it's important to remember
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where the Greenwood community is.
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It abuts downtown, separated by the Frisco tracks.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:15
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
CNN Films,The SpringHill Company

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Movie Summary

This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old race massacre that left an indelible, though hidden stain on American history.
- Lynching is a form of domestic terrorism - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:15
- Lynching is a form of domestic terrorism
That there would be such a film like "Birth of a Nation" - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:24
That there would be such a film like "Birth of a Nation...
Black people were- were portrayed - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:04
Black people were- were portrayed
...the Ku Klux Klan as heroes. - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:26
...the Ku Klux Klan as heroes.
- The film became, uh, you know, - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:05
- The film became, uh, you know,
President Woodrow Wilson endorsed it. - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:10
President Woodrow Wilson endorsed it.
It certainly validated these ideas. - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:04
It certainly validated these ideas.
- How do you survive if you're a Black person - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:32
- How do you survive if you're a Black person
But what they come home to is, again, more Jim Crow laws, - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:10
But what they come home to is, again, more Jim Crow laws,
...that really fomented - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:17
...that really fomented
- Many years ago, I was at a cemetery. - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:08
- Many years ago, I was at a cemetery.
And I heard this strange noise. - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:17
And I heard this strange noise.
That's when I saw a flock of redbirds - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:05
That's when I saw a flock of redbirds
I thought that was unusual. - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:31
I thought that was unusual.
- Clyde Eddy took some of the same steps today - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 01:00
- Clyde Eddy took some of the same steps today
- So many people have said there were no bodies there. - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:36
- So many people have said there were no bodies there.
- We have to pay attention, - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:27
- We have to pay attention,
{\an8}- May 30th could have happened at any point in time - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:35
{\an8}- May 30th could have happened at any point in time
He's at work on Memorial Day, - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:38
He's at work on Memorial Day,
- There's not a restroom facility - Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street 00:15
- There's not a restroom facility