Founders of Black Wall Street

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During the oil boom of the 1910s, the area of northeast Oklahoma around Tulsa flourished, including the Greenwood neighborhood, which came to be known as "the Negro Wall Street" (now commonly referred to as "the Black Wall Street") Photos courtesy of the Greenwood Cultural Center. and the Tulsa Historical Society.

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Industrious families like the Williams’ found economic success in multiple ventures. The Williams’ owned and operated several businesses, including a theatre, a confectionery, a rooming house, and a garage. Black Wall Street. Tulsa, Greenwood Historic District

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Industrious families like the Williams’ found economic success in multiple ventures. The Williams’ owned and operated several businesses, including a theatre, a confectionery, a rooming house, and a garage. Black Wall Street. Tulsa, Greenwood Historic District

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Mann's Grocery Store. Black Wall Street. Pioneers. Tulsa. Greenwood.

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The Williams Family: Industrious families like the Williams’ found economic success in multiple ventures. The Williams’ owned and operated several businesses, including a theater, a confectionery, a rooming house, and a garage. Black Wall Street Pioneers. Greenwood

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The Williams Family: Industrious families like the Williams’ found economic success in multiple ventures. The Williams’ owned and operated several businesses, including a theater, a confectionery, a rooming house, and a garage. Black Wall Street Pioneers. Greenwood

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Prominent professionals like Dr. A.C. Jackson transcended, if only temporarily, the color line. Dr. Jackson, christened the most able Negro surgeon in America by the Mayo brothers (of Mayo Clinic fame), treated patients of both races. Dr. Jackson died tragically in the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot (the “Riot”)

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Prominent professionals like Dr. A.C. Jackson transcended, if only temporarily, the color line. Dr. Jackson, christened the most able Negro surgeon in America by the Mayo brothers (of Mayo Clinic fame), treated patients of both races. Dr. Jackson died tragically in the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot (the “Riot”)

Simon Barry. Savvy entrepreneurs like Simon Berry developed their businesses around the needs of the community, niche marketing by today’s standards. Berry created a nickel-a-ride jitney service with his topless Model-T Ford. He successfully operated a bus line that he ultimately sold to the City of Tulsa. He owned the Royal Hotel. He shuttled wealthy oil barons on a charter airline service he operated with his partner, James Lee Northington, Sr., a successful black building contractor…

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Simon Barry. Savvy entrepreneurs like Simon Berry developed their businesses around the needs of the community, niche marketing by today’s standards. Berry created a nickel-a-ride jitney service with his topless Model-T Ford. He successfully operated a bus line that he ultimately sold to the City of Tulsa. He owned the Royal Hotel. He shuttled wealthy oil barons on a charter airline service he operated with his partner, James Lee Northington, Sr., a successful black building contractor…

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Simon Berry. Black Wall Street. Tulsa. Greenwood.

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