The #TulsaRaceMassacre was the beginning of a multi-generational attack on the prosperous Greenwood community that’s still being felt today. What happens when a community is targeted with systematic destruction?
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New Documentary from Transform Films
Description
If the Tulsa Race Massacre had never happened,
could Black Wall Street have influenced the entire nation?
In 1921, North Tulsa’s Greenwood District, the most prosperous Black community in America, was set ablaze, bombed, and looted during a racially motivated violent attack against the thriving Black community. Businesses, homes, and lives were lost, and Black Wall Street, as it was known, has never reclaimed its former glory. The Tulsa Race Massacre was only the first in a line of repeated targeted attacks on the progress of the Greenwood District and its residents.
Through the lens of Black Wall Street descendants Byron Crenshaw, Jacqueline Blocker and Michelle Blocker, we draw a century-long thread from the Tulsa Race Massacre to the present, exploring the lingering economic, psychological and emotional impacts that have undermined the rebuilding of the once thriving community.
Through intimate interviews and lyrical verite, Byron, Jacqueline, Michelle and their family members reach back to uplift the stories of their forebears, the success they created, the pride they possess, while also reckoning with the unfulfilled potential of what could have been a Black Promised Land.
A Documentary Film by Nailah Jefferson // A TRANSFORM FILMS Production
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May 26, 2021
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Instagram Post no. 4
Recent popular media has helped raise awareness of the #TulsaRaceMassacre, but are you familiar with the generation trauma it caused? Follow #BlackWallStreet descendants as they delve into the spirit of one of the greatest Black communities this country has ever known. Watch. Learn. Listen. Understand. Join us [date] for a [screening/discussion/details].
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Instagram Post no. 5
The #TulsaRaceMassacre was only the first in a line of repeated targeted attacks on the progress of the Greenwood District and its residents. This is their story, told by those who #DescendedFrom. Join us [date] for a [screening/discussion/details].
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Instagram Post no. 6
It’s a sliver of history that remains unknown by far too many. As our country faces the centennial of the #TulsaRaceMassacre, join us on [date] for a [screening/discussion/details]. #DescendedFrom
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