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Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in this thought-provoking addition to the New York Times bestselling What Was? series!
Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a flourishing neighborhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found success and community. They ran their own businesses, including barbershops, clothing stores, jewelers, restaurants, movie theatres, and more. There also were Black doctors, dentists, and lawyers to serve the neighborhood. Then, in one weekend, all of this was lost. A racist mob tore through the streets, burning everything to the ground and killing scores of innocent residents. Learn about what led to one of the worst moments of racial violence in America's history in this nonfiction book for young readers.
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"A comprehensive accountof this important historic atrocity, this accessible volume is not to be missed."
— School Library Journal
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About Caleb Gayle
Caleb Gayle is an award-winning journalist who writes about race and identity. A professor at Northeastern University, he is a fellow at New America, PEN America, and Harvard Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies and is a visiting scholar at New York University. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, London Guardian, Guernica, and other publications. The son of Jamaican immigrants, he is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Oxford and has an MBA and a master’s degree in public policy, both from Harvard University.