Greenwood, Tulsa: 191 businesses, then 1,256 homes burned (Tulsa, OK, 1921)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1921 · Places: Oklahoma & the Five Tribes, Europe
SUMMARYGreenwood, Tulsa: 191 businesses, then 1,256 homes burned (Tulsa, OK, 1921) [Connections: Tech & skilled labor, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDA Tulsa Community College library guide, drawing on the 2001 state commission report, says Greenwood had 191 businesses, 15 doctors, 1 chiropractor, 2 dentists, 3 lawyers, a library, two schools and a hospital. The Red Cross counted 1,256 houses burned, 215 looted but not burned, and 314 other buildings looted. The Tulsa Real Estate Exchange estimated $1.5 million in damage, about a third in the Black business district. $1.8 million in claims against the City of Tulsa were disallowed. STATUS: no named individuals. HOSTILE
WITNESSThe Real Estate Exchange's damage estimate came from the white business establishment
PATTERNA Black-built economy was destroyed, and the city disallowed the claims for it
LENS (WW9)"They took our tech and reset us": the commission record shows that a reset can be a fire
OPENBusiness-by-business industries (trades, manufacturing). The guide does not list them. Read the full 2001 report
SOURCETulsa Community College Library, "1921 Tulsa Race Massacre" guide. Primary: Tulsa Race Riot: A Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 (28 Feb. 2001). ---