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The Legacy of Black Wall Street

A beautifulcommunity was built on the backs of Black menand Black women who have inspired...

[dramatic music playing] [Venita] A beautiful
community was built on the backs of Black men
and Black women who have inspired in me
the sense of possibility

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[Venita] A beautiful community was built
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on the backs of Black men and Black women
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who have inspired in me the sense of possibility.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:02
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

One hundred years after the Tulsa massacre, the powerful and tumultuous story of "Black Wall Street" is told by its founders and their descendants, as well as contemporary entrepreneurs and experts.
S01 • E01 My great-grandfather ended up sending my great-grandmother to her mother's house. - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:05
My great-grandfather ended up sending my great-grandmother t...
S01 • E01 And at that point, they had no idea - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:04
And at that point, they had no idea
S01 • E02 If there are more Black kids who could hear those stories, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:07
If there are more Black kids who could hear those stories,
S01 • E01 Along with these intermittent skirmishes happening, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:06
Along with these intermittent skirmishes happening,
S01 • E02 [dramatic music playing] - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:15
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S01 • E01 The early morning hours of June 1st, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:07
The early morning hours of June 1st,
S01 • E01 People actually thought that it might settle. - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:04
People actually thought that it might settle.
S01 • E02 In Greenwood, our businesses have always been - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:09
In Greenwood, our businesses have always been
S01 • E01 [Williams] The mob went and organized - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:18
[Williams] The mob went and organized
S01 • E02 It's more about how does this stand - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:06
It's more about how does this stand
S01 • E02 You have a dream, I'm investing in that dream - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:09
You have a dream, I'm investing in that dream
S01 • E02 The more business owners we have, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:11
The more business owners we have,
S01 • E01 [Luckerson] No one knows exactly the context of why what happens next happened, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:11
[Luckerson] No one knows exactly the context of why what hap...
S01 • E02 The spirit of Greenwood is universal - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:09
The spirit of Greenwood is universal
S01 • E01 They came across the rail road tracks, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:09
They came across the rail road tracks,
S01 • E02 [Venita] Even though that physical location - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:15
[Venita] Even though that physical location
S01 • E01 White people would take all the furniture, clothing, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:07
White people would take all the furniture, clothing,
S01 • E02 People all across the country - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:07
People all across the country
S01 • E01 And they'd be going around in small groups doing this, - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:07
And they'd be going around in small groups doing this,
S01 • E02 [Ellora] We should elevate those stories - The Legacy of Black Wall Street 00:19
[Ellora] We should elevate those stories