the crossover
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- Greenwood was one of the most substantial black communities in the country. It was known as “Black Wall Street” because of its concentrated wealth
- It was burned to the ground in the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, in which white residents massacred as many as 300 black residents, injuring hundreds more, and leaving 5,000 people homeless.
- Greenwood is a historic freedom colony in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... The massacre was one of the most devastating massacres in the history of U.S. race relations, destroying the once-thriving Greenwood community.
- Redlining is refuse a loan to someone because where they live Black and immigrant neighborhoods were colored red. The red neighborhoods usually could not get a loan. This process, also known as redlining, resulted in 98% of government-backed loans from 1934 to 1962 going to white Americans.
- The purpose of urban renewal is to renew what is considered a run down area As the city neared the 50th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1971, it was again tearing down buildings and uprooting lives in Greenwood.
- Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. ... The gentrification process is typically the result of increasing attraction to an area by people with higher incomes spilling over from neighboring cities, towns, or neighborhoods.
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