Black Wall Street

One of the deadliest riots in American history, the Tulsa Race Massacre took place in Tulsa, Okla., from May 31 to June 1, 1921. During those two days, a mob of white residents burned 35 city blocks and an estimated 300 people were killed after a Black teenager was falsely accused of attempting to rape a white woman.

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission broke ground on Friday for a new history center honoring Black Wall Street and those killed during the 1921 massacre.

Nia Hamm is an NBC10 Boston reporter, but she’s also been recording a podcast that digs into the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the deadliest incidents of racial violence in American history that for years was hardly talked about. On Juneteenth, the anniversary of another important day in Black American history, Hamm sat down for “10 Questions…