Meaning of Black Wall Street | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
   US, historical
2. Jackson Ward, a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
   US, historical
3. The hub of African American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, located on Parrish Street.
   US, historical

Examples

““Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnation of Black Wall Street that would surpass its initial version.””

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