https://www.britannica.com/place/Black-Wall-Street
The story didn't end well. But it was a good start.
For anyone reading this, I'm referring to this discussion https://poal.co/s/News/504322/d2ee398d-802b-479b-9967-14be7fe05a84#cmnts
By the end of the 1950s, however, more than half of the businesses had closed. Desegregation allowed the entry of businesses owned by whites, while increasing numbers of African Americans in the community invested in entities outside Greenwood. By 1961, 90 percent of African American income in Tulsa was spent outside the Greenwood District.
Oh the irony... And then some people say segregation was bad... Not all that bad, obviously...
@Canbot
https://www.britannica.com/place/Black-Wall-Street
The story didn't end well. But it was a good start.
For anyone reading this, I'm referring to this discussion https://poal.co/s/News/504322/d2ee398d-802b-479b-9967-14be7fe05a84#cmnts
>By the end of the 1950s, however, more than half of the businesses had closed. **Desegregation** allowed the entry of businesses owned by whites, while increasing numbers of African Americans in the community invested in entities outside Greenwood. By 1961, 90 percent of African American income in Tulsa was spent outside the Greenwood District.
Oh the irony... And then some people say segregation was bad... Not all that bad, obviously...
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