from "the black dispatch," "a lot, arson and murder, not belgium, but the greenwood street in tulsa, oklahomawhite woman, seven years old at the time, courtesy of the tulsa historical museum and society with an oral history of exactly what she remembers as her family harbored some of the african-american people who lived in the greenwood district and were scared. >> the colored women who had been doing our washing for years showed up at our house on wednesday, just scared today. my mother said, lilly, what's the matter? this isn't your day to come to word. she said ms. waters, can you hide me? all the buildings in town are being set fire to. she brought her in, poured her a cup of coffee and told her to sit down. she never did quit shaking. my mother figured out that the only place that she was sure of that nobody would probably look was down through a trap door that went into our basement which was covered generally by a rug. she gave lilly and this little girl she had with her some blankets and pillows and some food and water. and she stayed down in that place the whole day. about 3:00, 4:0

host: outside in tulsa, oklahoma , at the historical society, a look back at the events 100 years ago today. the headline from the tulsa world "100 years later, it is hard to know much about the 37 confirmed dead. at least -- the families of at least two of them vowed to never forget." hannibal johnson will be joining us, he is the author of "lack wall street 100" and also "black wall street." mr. johnson, thank you for joining us. guest: good morning. host: walk us through the events as they unfolded over an 18 hour period on may the first, 1921 -- on may 31, 1921. guest: the initial event involved two teenagers, a black boy and a white girl who operated an elevator. the event unfolds on monday, may 30, 1921. take roland -- roland is working and he has to use a restroom, he knows one is available at the downtown drexel building. he walks over to the building, boards the elevator being operated by sarah page. something happened on the elevator, we don't know exactly what it was. something that caused the elevator to jerk or lurch. dirk brushed up against her, she overreacted and began

just some background in tulsa, oklahoma. the district of greenwood in its prime was famously described by booker t. washington as black wall street. it was so named because temperatures the -- it was the most vibrant and affluent african-american community in the united states. it was an oasis of opportunity. in a desert of discrimination. mr. torres: for many african-americans in search for a better life, it was a promisedland amid the broken promise -- promised land amid the broken promise of reconstruction. it was home to 10,000 residents, there were 30 vibrant restaurants, 45 vibrant grocers and meat markets. it was a 54land -- there was a 54-room hotel. there was a theater and a hospital, black wall street was a self-contained, self-sufficient community of black wealth, a community of black entrepreneurship and black ownership. and black wall street at the hands of racial terrorism arkts the hands of racial violence, the wealthiest black community in the united states became a scene of mass murder and looting and arson.

host: outside in tulsa, oklahoma , at the historical society, a look back at the events 100 years agoay. the headline from the tulsa world "100 years later, it is hard to know much about the 37 confirmed dead. at least -- the families of at least two of them vowed to never forget." hannibal johnson will be joining us, he is the author of "lack wall street 100" and also "black wall street." mr. johnson, thank you for joining us. guest: good morning. host: walk us through the events as they unfolded over an 18 hour period on may the first, 1921 -- on may 31, 1921. guest: the initial event involved two teenagers, a black boy and a white girl who operated an elevator. the event unfolds on monday, may 30, 1921. take roland -- roland is working and he has to use a restroom, he knows one is available at the downtown drexel building. he walks over to the building, boards the elevator being operated by sarah page. something happened on the elevator, we don't know exactly what it was. something that caused the elevator to jerk or lurch. dirk brushed up against her, she overreacted and began scr

just some background in tulsa, oklahoma. the district of greenwood in its prime was famously described by booker t. washington as black wall street. it was so named because temperatures the -- it was the most vibrant and affluent african-american community in the united states. it was an oasis of opportunity. in a desert of discrimination. mr. torres: for many african-americans in search for a better life, it was a promisedland amid the broken promise -- promised land amid the broken promise of reconstruction. it was home to 10,000 residents, there were 30 vibrant restaurants, 45 vibrant grocers and meat markets. it was a 54land -- there was a 54-room hotel. there was a theater and a hospital, black wall street was a self-contained, self-sufficient community of black wealth, a community of black entrepreneurship and black ownership. and black wall street at the hands of racial terrorism arkts the hands of racial violence, the wealthiest black community in the united states became a scene of mass murder and looting and arson.

i am the gawrt of lucinda, ellis and john wesley ford of tulsa, oklahoma. i'm the sister of hughes van ellis, also here today. i am a survivor of the tulsa race massacre. two weeks ago, i celebrated my 107th birthday. [applause] today i am visiting washington, d.c. for the first time in my life. i'm here seeking justice and asking my country to acknowledge what happened in tulsa in 1921. on may 31 in 1921, i went to bed in my family's home in greenwood. the neighborhood i felt was sleeping that night. it was rich not just in terms of wealth but in culture, heritage. and my family had a beautiful home. we had great neighbors. i have friends to play with. i felt safe, i had everything a child could need. i had a bright future ahead of me. greenwood had given me the chance to truly make it in this country. but in a few hours, all of that was gone. the night of the massacre i was awakened by my family. my parents and five siblings were there. i was told we had to leave, and that was it. i will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. i s

s, city of tulsa, oklahoma. the toll from the massacre was catastrophic. and the when, while elder telephones rather had remained silent in the past, out of fear, younger generations believe now a century on its well and truly time to talk about ignorance that keeps us divide. it so events like this, continuing to educate people, that's the only thing that i think is going to get past that point that and learn about it and tell us about 9 or 10 years so, well, i don't think people one to go back and remember that magic things that happened, they might have been afraid that it might happen again to our viewers on p b. s. in the united states and all around the world. welcome. we begin the day as gemini demand samples over a report. the denmark help the us by on senior european politicians, including chancellor anglo medical, initial revelations, nearly a decade ago, showed that the u. s. national security intelligence agency tapped the fines of several leaders, including the smirk of now a multinational media investigation says a danish military intelligenc

oklahoma. >> mr. president, snow in half and i and this body has just passed -- senator inhofe and i recognized the 100th anniversary anniversary of the 1921 tulsa race massacre. if significant resolution that only to recall what happened that terrible time, 1921, but to also recognize the 13 13 blak towns best to remain in oklahoma. it's an interesting picture that we have in oklahoma and i encourage folks to be able to find out more about us as the state. in the late 1800s, early 1900s black individuals and families from all over the south were fleeing away from where they were being oppressed, and they were coming to oklahoma. setting up vibrant communities, over o 50 all black towns rose p in oklahoma. in fact, the was some dialogue in the early 1900s about possibly having oklahoma be atpo all black state even. these black communities were rising up around our state, looking for opportunities, freedom, a chance for a better life. 13 of those 50 towns still remain today's communities. many of the individuals in the count our friends and people that i know and senator inhofe and i have the honor of being able to represent in this great body. i

if we cannot win such a clear-cut case here in tulsa, oklahoma, then where can we win in this nation?s a must win, not only for my community and the survivors in tulsa but for the entire african-american community in the united states of america. >> so briefly tell us, where does the lawsuit stand? i know you accompanied mother fletcher and uncle -- her brother who's 100 years old, you accompanied them to capitol hill. where does the lawsuit stand here in tulsa and what has the federal government's response been? >> absolutely. good thing about a lawsuit, it's not termed a reparations lawsuit but essentially that's what it is. where it stands is we're utilizing it and a couple of years ago to successfully sue the johnson & johnson opioid companies. we feel good moving forward tuesday, june 1st we will be filing our response to the defendant's motion to dismiss and we'll be moving forward. hopefully the judge will allow us to move forward our case. from the federal government standpoint, we asked them to do for our survivors and descendents what they did for the japanese who were intur

. >>> what was known as black wall street in tulsa oklahoma was decimated in a matter of hours. a seemingly innocent incident set off what would become one of the nation's worst. >>> we look at whwas lost and how the history was suppressed. >>> it's harold to put a price tag on all lost in tulsa oklahoma's green wood district known as black wall street in 1921. white mob violence destroyed nearly every building including my family's dream land theater. the exact number of dead is still unknown to this day because the bodies of those killed were buried in mass graves. >> there was no way to account for the lives lost and trauma suffered. >> black residents including my family filed more than $1 million in insurance claims. all the claims were denied. >> they had followed the dream of american entrepreneurship and that had been taken in the brutal act of racist violence. >> reporter: a journalist and author researching the massacre. >> they still thought or hoped that the law would ultimately provide some level of recompense. that did not happen. >> reporter: courts decided insura

tulsa and all of oklahoma will still need to finish the work that has begun on race. i will still be around north tulsa. i have a lot of friends there. i know there will be in ongoing dialogue about reconciliation because a big event like this doesn't solve the issue of race rate we sell that as individuals and as a family. you see, i believe like many do, i have a calling towards reconciliation. as a follower of jesus as i redo the new testament, i bumped into passages like second corinthians. paul wrote to us saying we have the message of reconciliation. i know he meant it was the ability to come to god and reconcile with god. i do believe firmly that every individual can be reconciled with god. i am glad to share that message and ministry. i also believe it is a challenge to each of us to work towards reconciliation where relationships are broken, we are the reconciler's. we have eight ministry and a message of reconciliation. my friend robert turner who is the pastor of vernon church in the heart of greenwood. we were visiting on the phone, talking to things coming

she returns in tulsa, oklahoma, and explains why oral day the last 3 survivors of what's now called the tulsa race massacre of 1921 of still fighting for justice. after a 100 years of not being compensated for all that they lost. when a white mob backed by city and state authorities burnt down the black greenwood neighborhood of tulsa now in a battle over an attempt to cash in on the atrocity. and this week they achieved a victory. the cancellation of a commemorative concept headlined by grammy award winning john legend at this baseball field built on land where once black houses and businesses stood, the concert was organized by the whole system 10 your commission. it's commemoration entitled greenwood rising. it has sought no input from the survivors . what it has sought is millions of dollars a corporate sponsorship, $30000000.00 alone for a museum documenting the massacre. and the commission is clear. its goal is the gentrification of greenwood and the areas repurposing as a site of what it calls cultural tourism. but the commission supported by city and state officials has refused

member of the oklahoma house of representatives and descendent of the tulsa greenwood massacre. representative goodwin is a native currently serving as chair of the oklahoma legislative black caucus and assistant minority floor leader representative goodwin patch their fine arts degree from university of kansas minimizes coursework coursework in chicago illinois. i understand the oklahoma house is in session today and she may have to briefly step out to cast votes on the house floor. thank you for being here and you are recognized. >> thank you so much it is a privilege and to see the previous witnesses all over 100 years old to know these folks to know that they indeed are deserving of justice. i think my statement really for these like-minded folks , it is beyond question a massacre occurred 1921 it is beyond question that happened and bombs from airplanes fell on tulsa and what holds us up for one century are those that would say god bless america. those that would say america is the greatest country we could ever think of. but we fail to understand is as we are all americans

she ever times the al jazeera, tulsa oklahoma. the mexican fate of michelle con, is at the center of a tariff war between a powerful drank cartel and self described. defend his gross. this state, like other parts of the country, will vote in local elections next month and has been of violent run up in the 2nd report from each con john home and looks at how the government seems to have left people to fend for themselves. a hillside bunker in the town of tiptoe, cut to pick south with mexico, thick walls and the trench across the ridge. it's made for action, but it's not filled with the army or police. this is a century point operated by the town, so called self defense group. go, i want him and he's shooting and you know, i take position, i shoot and then the next person comes up to shoot is just one of their fortifications. currently, they're fighting the least go new generation cartel and they are on high alert. i've actually never seen a checkpoint lighted by me. mr. you would like to. she came up that hall going down . there yo

in 1921 greenwood was a thriving commercial and residential district in tulsa oklahoma home to the city's african-american residents agreement hosted restaurants and churches and grocery stores and entertainment venues and clothing and jewelry stores professionals like doctors and lawyers and led some to refer to it as the black wall street. unfortunately the story of greenwood is not just one of success. but the other side of the coin is a terrible tragic story of violence and destruction. between may 31 in june 1, 1921 between 10300 people estimated to be killed in the tolls a greenwood race massacre. thirty-five blocks amounting to more than 1200 homes and dozens of businesses were burned. and an additional 400 homes looted but left standing. the violence was perpetrated by a mob of the city's white residents and took place during the era when racial violence was all to comment. one of the nation's darkest chapters in deed. as i have said many times before in america we recognize each of us is made in god's image. every single person has dignity and value. is not related to the color o

my dad had been president of the tulsa oklahoma historical society, it never came up.g to me. i loved tulsa. i couldn't believe that tulsa would be the kind of city where something like that would happen. we have tull sans of an undetermined number who were murdered in this event so we have a responsibility, i think, as a city to try and find out where their remains are and what happened to them. >> a moment in american history that should never be forgotten. you can watch "dreamland" monday night at 9 p.m. right here on cnn. stay with us. it comes from within. it drives you. and it guides you. to shine your brightest. ♪ as you charge ahead. illuminating the way forward. a light maker. recognizing that the impact you make comes from the energy you create. introducing the all-electric lyriq. lighting the way. ♪ joint pain, swelling, tenderness. lighting the way. my psoriasis. cosentyx works on all of this. cosentyx can help you look and feel better by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get ch

member of the oklahoma house of representatives and descendent of the tulsa greenwood massacre. representative goodwin is a native currently serving as chair of the oklahoma legislative black caucus and assistant minority floor leader representative goodwin patch their fine arts degree from university of kansas minimizes coursework coursework in chicago illinois. i understand the oklahoma house is in session today and she may have to briefly step out to cast votes on the house floor. thank you for being her ms. gooe to be able to be here and hear from ms. randle, mr. hughes van ellis, 100 years old. the pleasure of knowing these folks. i will say before i start my statement, i think for right hearted folks, we have heard enough. it is beyond question that a massacre occurred in 1921, it is beyond question that that happened, murder happened, and bombs from airplanes fell on tulsa. what holds us up for a century, are folks that just want us to say god bless america. those that want us to say that america is the greatest country we can ever think of. but what we fail to understand

member of the oklahoma house of representatives and descendent of the tulsa greenwood massacre. representative goodwin is a native currently serving as chair of the oklahoma legislative black caucus and assistant minority floor leader representative goodwin patch their fine arts degree from university of kansas minimizes coursework coursework in chicago illinois. i understand the oklahoma house is in session today and she may have to briefly step out to cast votes on the house floor. thank you for being here and you are recognized. >> thank you so much it is a privilege and to see the previous witnesses all over 100 years old to know these folks to know that they indeed are deserving of justice. i think my statement really for these like-minded folks , it is beyond question a massacre occurred 1921 it is beyond question that happened and bombs from airplanes fell on tulsa and what holds us up for one century are those that would say god bless america. those that would say america is the greatest country we could ever think of. but we fail to understand is as we are all americans

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about ten feet away, burns your face... ( ticking ) >> in 1921, the greenwood neighborhood of tulsa, oklahoma was among the wealthiest black communities in america-- but it was destroyed in a race hate rained down on churches and homes from above. >> the first time in american history that airplanes were used to terrorize america was not 9/11, was not at pearl harbor, it was right here in the greenwood district. ( ticking ) >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bill whitaker. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories, tonight, on "60 minutes." ( ticking ) we don't follow the herd. never have. never will. because those who build the future aren't found in a pack. they forge the way forward - on a path of their own. and, just when you think the dust has settled, we're here... to kick it right back up again. the all-new, all-electric 2021 mustang mach-e is here. keeping your oysters business growing has you swamped. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base. claim your $75 credit

for decades, a massacre in segregated tulsa, oklahoma, remained an untold story of one of the most violentincidents in american history. but times are changing, and 100 years later, we remember. cbs' omar villafranca is there. >> reporter: sunday's sermon at mt. vernon a.m.e. was about remembering the past. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: fitting for a church that 100 years ago was almost fully burnt to the ground in the 1921 tulsa race massacre. >> a revival is springing up in tulsa, oklahoma. >> reporter: street vendors lined greenwood avenue where black wall street once stood, part of the 100 year commemoration of the massacre. this neighborhood was once a black economic powerhouse. on may 1, 1921, a white mob attacked the black community, over 1,000 homes, schools and businesses were looted and burned to the ground. historians say as many as 300 black residents were killed. >> i still see black men being shot, black bodies lying in the street. >> reporter: earlier this month, three of the last known survivors of the massacre testified before a house committee. 107-year-old viola fletcher was only s

she ever times the al jazeera, tulsa oklahoma. now mudflats are homes to tiny species that produce as much oxygen as trees. activists in south korea say this crucial ecosystem isn't getting enough recognition. they want their mudflats to be recognised as a world heritage site out there is rob mcbride reports on this now from shannon county. it's a distinctive coastal feature of this corner of the korean peninsula. river's rich in sediment flow into the shallow yellow sea producing over thousands of years, expansive stretches of mud. they sustain a remarkable bio diversity with thousands of species, which in turn provides a livelihood for coastal communities. e, thank a wouldn't own a livelihood depend on preserving the system of these months. let's like having our own farm to what can each tied results say, i'll turn it environments full land and sea species living side by side. the mud acts as a natural filter to cleanse the ocean. while the abundance of microscopic organisms is reckoned to produce as much oxygen as if the same a

a century ago on may 31st 1921 racial tensions in tulsa, oklahoma led to an armed mob of white men marching on the city's predominantly african-american greenwood district the arrest of a young black man for his interactions with a white woman and a downtown office building triggered the unrest over the next day the neighborhood known as black wall street would be the scene of shootings arson and looting while official totals put the number killed at 36 historians now believe the toll was as high as 300 35 blocks of the city were left in ruins american history tv and washington journal will be live on memorial day may 31st at 8:30 am eastern to mark the anniversary and explore the consequences of the days events joining us from the tulsa historical society in museum. we'll be local author and attorney hannibal johnson whose latest book is black wall street 100 an american city grapples with its oracle racial trauma here during the summer of 1942 nazis and french collaborators began rounding up jews living in the unoccupied region of france and deporting them to concentration camps in poland

but first, is 100 years since the deadliest massacre in american history took place in tulsa, oklahoma. tonight. the last surviving members of the black wall street massacre. the tulsa massacre. now speaking out. >> the united states continues to make steady progress in getting more americans vaccinated about 166 million people. more than half of the country's population have now received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. new numbers for the centers for disease control and prevention. also shows about 40% of americans are fully vaccinated within those numbers. 75 1% of people 65 and older are fully vaccinated. 86% of seniors have received at least one dose. the cdc reports more then 292 million doses of the vaccine have been given out. and that 81% of doses have been delivered. all covid-19 vaccinations offered at the alameda county fairgrounds will now move to health care facilities. the alameda county fairground vaccination site opened in february and since then it has administered over 140,000 vaccine doses more than 75,000 people have received vaccines at the site starting

that's why we're broadcasting live from tulsa, oklahoma, this morning for this very timely special.ng. the violence endured 100 years ago and the lack of government response foretold much of the

city of tulsa, oklahoma. the toll from the massacre was catastrophic. and the when, while elder telephones rather have remained silent in the past, out of fear, younger generations believe now a century on its well and truly time to talk about ignorance that keeps us divide it. so events like this. continuing to educate people, that's the only thing that i think is going to get us past that point that and learn about it and tell have a bad 9 or 10 years so. well, i don't think people want to go back and remember the traumatic things that happened. they might have been afraid that it might happen again to our view as on p b. s in the united states and all around the world. welcome. we begin today as gemini demand samples over a report that denmark helped us by on senior european politicians, including chancellor anglo medical, initial revelations, nearly a decade ago, showed that the u. s. national security intelligence agency tapped the fines of several leaders, including the merkel. now, a multinational media investigation says the danish military inte

is marking this antenna re of a racist massacre and tulsa, oklahoma. in 1921, a white mob looted and burned a prosperous, black neighborhood. official figures put the death toll at 36, but contemporary historian say the real number could be as high as 300 ceremonies to remember the events of 100 years ago have been taking place in the neighbourhood, once known as black wall street, because of its many successful black businesses for decades, the massacre that unfolded there was kept quiet, only recently has the full scale of the violence come to light. our reporter carolina joy sent us this report. the joy and pride in tulsa green. what district people here are commemorating one of the worst race massacres in the u. s. history about the same time they're celebrating their heritage. most of the survivors of town has raised massacre are no longer alive, but their descendants are here today. it was kept a secret here until that and learn about it until about 9 or 10 years. so. well, i don't think people one to go back and remember the magic things that ha

department of homeland security that white supremacists may try to target events commemorating the tulsa, oklahomarace massacre. president biden is set to visit tulsa to honor the victims. marjorie taylor greene off the rail tonight, hitting a brand new low comparing democrats to nazis. >> let's get right to capitol hill. cnn's ryan nobles is joining us now. we are waiting for that vote, what's going on, what's the holdup? what's happening? >> reporter: the holdup had nothing to do with the one-sixth,one-sixth commission, don. a bipartisan legislation designs to make the united states more competitive than china. it is a massive bill and hundreds of millions of dollars. there has been amendments added thro through the course of the night that held that up. ron johnson would like to see something added to this bill related to border security. he's putting his thumb on the pause button here preventing the bill from moving forward. what we are watching right now play out on the floor of the united states senate is they were in a prolong period waiting for something to happen that they called a quorum

but dhs officials do say they have alerted local authorities in tulsa and oklahoma that an event likeite supremacist groups in the united states. this comes as dhs officials have been warning for some time that the most urgent terrorist threat in the united states right now is from domestic terrorism. and so that is one of the reasons behind all of this. but at this point, no credible or specific threats to this festival. this is key because president biden is also expected to visit tulsa next tuesday at the heart of this festival. >> so ed, there was an event planned for monday. john legend, stacey abrams were headlining. that has been canceled. any explanation of why? >> reporter: yeah, it was the event known as the remember and rise portion of this. remember, this event has a series of different events within the program. and organizers for that specific event say that john legend and stacey abrams were supposed to be there, will not be there, because that event has been canceled. organizers will only say at this point that, quote, due to unexpected circumstances with entertainers

not the city of tulsa and the chamber of commerce and the state of oklahoma. they are working for themselves trying to do exactly what they , did in 1921 when tulsa created this slogan -- it says "tulsa triumphs." it was greenwood that was destroyed. greenwood that was looted. greenwood needs repair. not tulsa. rep. garcia: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. chairman: thank you for your statement and your questions,. ms. bush, a freshman but experienced and very important member of this committee is from misery and is recognized. rep. bush: thank you, mr. chairman. it is both an honor and privilege to be sharing space with you, and to mr. van ellis, mother fletcher and mother randle, i hope to be able to actually meet them. when i go home today, and this is to them, when i go home today, i will call my seven-year-old nephew and tell him about my day. tell him that i got to see and hear american heroes today. i will tell him that i spoke to them, and all the things they talked about and how they lived in a neighborhood much like his in st. louis, that he liv

security that white supremacists may try to target events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the tulsa, oklahoma, race massacre. president joe biden set to visit tulsa to honor the victims. >>> and qanon congresswoman marjorie taylor greene off the rails tonight at a rally, hitting a brand-new low, comparing democrats to nazis. >>> let's get right to capitol hill, cnn's ryan noble joins us now. good evening to you. we're waiting on that vote. what's going on? what is the holdup? what's happening? >> reporter: well, the holdup has nothing to do with the 1/6 commission, don. this is actually the bill that came before it on the legislative calendar, which is a bill they've called the endless frontiers act, which is actually a bipartisan piece of legislation designed to make the united states more competitive with china. but it is a massive bill, you know, hundreds of millions of dollars, and as a result, there have been amendments that have been added to it throughout the course of the night that have held the process up. and the reason that we're stalled right now is because senator ron johnson of

tulsa and all of oklahoma will still need to finish the work that has begun on race. i'll still be around north tulsa. i've got lots of friends there. and i know there will be an ongoing dialogue still about reconciliation because the big event that the whole world turns the television cameras on doesn't solve the issues of race. we saw that as individuals and as a family. see, i believe, like many of you, that i have a calling towards reconciliation. as a follower of jesus, as i read through the new testament, i bump into passages like second corinthians chapter 5 where paul wrote to us and said we have the ministry and the message of reconciliation. now, i understand paul first meant that was an ability to be able to come to god and be reconciled to god, and i do believe firmly that every individual can be reconciled with god, and i'm glad to share that message and ministry. but i also believe it's a challenge to each of us to work towards reconciliation where relationships are broken, we are the reconcilers, and we have a ministry and a message of reconciliation. my

tulsa, oklahoma.enwood section of town nicknamed black wall street. >> these were mom and pop type operations beauty salons. pharmacies >> reporter: but racial tensions turned deadly in this segregated city when an armed white mob backed by law enforcement descended on the thriving black business district with every intent of destroying it, killing anyone that got in their way >> in less than 24 hours, that mob turned 35 square blocks of unparalleled black economic prosperity into smoldering ashes. >> we saw coming up the walk four men with torches in their hands. when my mother saw them coming, she said, you get up under the bed. get up under the bed they set our house on fire and went to the curtains and set them on fire >> reporter: unfathomable damage 10,000 left homeless in 2001 the ong ok commission estimated between 100 and 300 people killed. a century later, generations of families still haunted by the physical and financial toll the massacre left behind >> you can tune in to cnbc on sunday at

organizers in oklahoma have canceled monday's main event commemorating the tulsa race massacre of 1921are disputes over direct payments to survivors, as well as disagreements among the organizers. other events are still on, and president biden plans a visit next week. the investigation continues tonight in the railyard shooting that killed nine people in san jose, california. authorities say the gunman had piled weapons and 25,000 rounds of ammunition at his house before setting it on fire. officials have also identified the victims. here's who they were. 36-year-old taptejdeep singhh spent his final moments protecting others. mily says he was committed to serving others. michael rudometkin started as a mechanic before becoming a worker. he was described on facebook is a great friend. jose hernandez iii lived life with zest, his family told the associated press. he was described as a man with many friends. he was 35. alex frich was described as optimistic, passionate, and a dreamer. he worked at a substation and was 49 years old. paul megia was a superintendent and always willing to he

. >>> president biden will visit tulsa, oklahoma, next week to mark the 100th anniversary of the tulsareds of black americans dead. >> but nobody knows exactly how many were murdered and no one was ever charged with the mob violence that destroyed an economically vibrant community known as black wall street. our abby philip has more on this dark chapter in american history. >> greenwood was exceptional. greenwood was rare. >> reporter: the greenwood neighborhood of tulsa, oklahoma, once a sprawling community, a hub of black wealth and pride with a centerpiece known as black wall street. it is now this. one half of a city block that is almost entirely white owned. greenwood is also a crime scene. 100 years ago, a 19-year-old black man was accused of assaulting a 17-year-old white elevator operator. no actual evidence emerged but the accusation alone was enough to spark what is believed to be one of the deadliest and most destructive race massacres in american history. >> all hell broke loose, right? it was either you stay in your house and get burned to death because arsonists were goin

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. >>> joining me from tulsa, oklahoma is roland martin and roland is from texas, let start there. there are all sorts of things that happened already in texas, which discouraged voting in certain areas and among certain demographics and looks like that's about to get worse. >> absolutely. the republican party in texas and across this country is a complete trash party. i'm not going to mince any words because what you're seeing is you're seeing a naked abuse of power. it is gros lygrossly undemocrat. they did not care about black and brown voters. they're targeting white voters, young white voters that are on college campuses, as well and there has to be an absolute response to this that is massive. you heard the representative saying all we can do is file a lawsuit. not the case. rich democratic donors need to fund massive efforts to register the 2 million unregistered latinos in texas. they can do in texas what stacey abrams did in arizona who passed raphael warnock in georgia in terms of how they were able to bring the folks to the polls. they can do the exact same thing but dem

. >>> on tuesday, president biden will travel to tulsa, oklahoma, to visit survivors of one of the worst history. 100 years ago tomorrow, white mobs looted and burned a part of town known as black wall street. they killed as many as 300 black americans and left thousands homeless. a massacre so horrific, a lot of people didn't talk about it for decades. that slowly changed and now 100 years later, survivors are fighting to make sure it is never forgotten. >> reporter: it's the history lesson most of us never learned about in school. >> not just black history but it's american history. >> reporter: it starts with the thriving black community of greenwood in tulsa, oklahoma. nearly 40 acres of the restaurants, banks, hotels and storefronts. a success story so powerful, it became known as black wall street. until it was burned to the ground. >> this riot happened and a lot of people were murdered. >> it's a dark part of our history. >> reporter: a white mob ran through the town killing black residents and looting their homes. with no official death toll, experts believe at least 300 died th

organizers in oklahoma have canceled monday's main event on the tulsa race massacre of 1921.cite unexpected circumstances. u.s. homeland security officials had issued general guidance about possible attacks at such events. the massacre involved a white mob's killing some 300 people-- most of them black. in economic news, the postal service is asking to raise first-class stamp prices by three cents, to 58 cents. it is part of a general increase filed today with the postal regulatory commission. and on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained 64 points to close at 34,529. the nasdaq rose 12 points. the s&p 500 added three. and, the investigation continues tonight in the railyard shooting that killed nine people in san jose, california. the motive remains unclear, but officials have identifiethe victims. stephanie sy has a remembrance. 36-year-old taptejdeep singh spent his final moments trying to keep others safe, his family said. a husband and father to two, taptejdeep was committed to serving others. michael rudometkin started at v.t.a. as a mechanic before

. >>> let's go to tulsa, oklahoma. residents are marking the anniversary of the darkest chapter of that city's history. this weekend marks a hundred years since greenwood was destroyed in a two-day massacre by a white mob. parades, prayers, marches, they're apg throughout the weekend to honor the unknown number of dead and to shed light on the event that was downplayed or outright covered up by white oklahomans for decades. we're going to be live in tulsa all weekend long. you don't want to miss that. also we're going to be joined by msnbc correspondent and host of "into america" podcast, trymaine lee, who's been talking to descendants of the riot. >>> also the president has unveiled a historically large budget for 2022. now he has to convince congress. kelly o'donnell is covering this for us in wilmington, delaware. thanks for joining us on this. i want to talk through the abcs of all this and first talk about what is actually in this budget proposal and what items are a priority for the president, kelly. >> reporter:

but a series of events in tulsa, oklahoma, so shocking and horrific were not broadcast, they were intentionally covered up. in fact, it's history that is still not taught in many schools. we're talking about the 1921 attack on greenwood, a thriving business district in tulsa known as black wall street. what unfolded at the end of may 1921 nearly destroyed the entire greenwood area, in what became known as the tulsa race massacre. >> this was from my great-grandfather and my great-grandmother, mary and isaac evitt, owners of the zulu lounge, 501 east cameron. it was destroyed in 1921. he was not able to reopen. and this interstate freeway sits upon what should have been, could have been my inheritance. and so i'm deprived of it. soledad: kavin ross's inheritance was firmly rooted in the thriving community of greenwood, the "black wall street" of tulsa, vibrant and alive with restaurants, theaters, and nightclubs. >> it was the street that everybody wanted to be on. soledad: but all that changed on may 30, 1921, when news spread that a white teenage elevator operator named sarah page accused 19-y

of armed rioters using torches and private airplanes destroyed 35 square blocks of an area in tulsa, oklahomaeople gathering at the tulsa massacre memorial remembering one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history the horrific event is the subject of a new documentary called "blood on black wall street." here's bertha coombs with a preview. >> reporter: 1921, tulsa, oklahoma the greenwood section of town nicknamed black wall street. >> these were mom-and-pop type operations, sole proprietorships, restaurants, barber shops, haberdasheries, pharmacies. >> reporter: but racial tensions turned deadly when an armed white mob backed by law enforcement descended on the thriving black business district with every intent of destroying it, killing anyone who got in their way. >> in less than 24 hours, that mob turned 35 square blocks of unparalleled black economic prosperity into smoldering ashes. >> we saw coming up the wall four men with torches in their hands. when my mother saw them coming, she said you get up under the bed. they set our house on fire went right straight to

. >>> in tulsa, oklahoma, hundreds have begun gathering honoring the lives lost and forever changed by a massacre that began 100 years ago today. >>> see what happened at one game last night, just days after five fans were banned from games forever. >>> and we're introducing you to a "star wars" super fan who is only 5 but has clearly mastered the force. it is monday, may 31st. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and it is monday, may 31st. it is memorial day, we are honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave up their lives defending the freedoms for this country. with that, though, we bring back reena. >> yes, i am so happy to be here. i did an okay-enough job on my first day to be back. thank you. >> let's get started. >> let's do it. >>> we begin with breaking news from texas, a dramatic 11th-hour walkout to kill a restrictive voting bill in texas. >> democratic lawmakers blocked the bill by exiting the chamber and leaving republicans without enough lawmakers to carry out the vote. >> the bill would have made it harder to cast ballots by cutting back on earl

in tulsa, oklahoma, today, residents are paying tribute to a tragic piece of the city's history. 100 uent black neighborhood known as greenwood. msnbc correspondent and host of "into america" podcast trymaine lee is in tulsa where observe answers are taking place right now. appreciate you joining us. this is a day to remember, a day to look back, and a day to look ahead as well. what are folks telling you today? >> reporter: yasmin, thank you for having me. you know, history is messy and complicated under the best of circumstances. then you add in the kind of violence that we saw here in tulsa 100 years ago this weekend and it becomes even more so. the next generation has been carrying this burden with them for a very long time, and, quite frankly, it aches, yasmin. i spoke to a number of them. let's take a listen. >> houses destroyed. businesses destroyed. you know, yeah, we're resilient, we rebuild. i can just imagine how they felt. i imagine where we would be had it not happened, had it not -- our family's been destroyed. >> repair me. repair me as a person, repair me as a citizen,

thought to be the worst incident of racial violence in american history. 300 people were killed in tulsa, oklahoma, in 1921. when white people destroyed the nation's most prosperous black own business district, survivors have taken part in commemoration rally, but a big event has been cancelled. job retention is in tulsa, and explains why, for the last 3 survivors of what's now called the tulsa race massacre of 1921. still fighting for justice after a 100 years of not being compensated for all that they lost, when a white mob backed by city and state authorities burnt down the black greenwood neighborhood of tulsa now in a battle over an attempt to cash in on the atrocity of this week they achieved a victory. the cancellation of a commemorative concert headlined by grimy award winning john legend at this baseball field built on land where once black houses and businesses stood. a concert was organized by the tulsa centennial commission for its collaboration, entitled, greenwood rising. it is sought no input from the survivors. what it has sought is millions of dollars of corporate sponsorship, $30