runs. >> reporter: the woman never pressed charges but dick roland was still arrested. >> by the endf the day many whites were claiming that she had been raped in the building. >> reporter: by the next day, may 31, 1921, a white mob had gathered outside the courthouse where roland was being held promising a lynching. >> lynchings were all too common in tulsa. >> reporter: a group of african-american men went to confront the white mob at the courthouse. there was a struggle between the black and white armed mobs and shots were fired. the african-americans retreated to greenwood hoping to protect their property and families, but the white mob followed killing african-americans and burning down everything in sight. >> they called it a national horror who was told there was a negro up rising and they were killing innocent unarmed whites so they sided predominantly with the white police force. >> reporter: while they were held the white mob stole their valuables and burned their homes to the ground. george monroe was just 5 years old when the massacre happened. >> the thing that i remembe

the elevator doors open and dick roland runs. >> reporter: the woman never pressed charges but dick roland still arrested. >> by the end of the day many whites were claiming that she had been raped in the drexel building. >> reporter: by the next day, may 31st, 1921, a white mob had gathered outside the court house where roland was being held, promising a lynching. a group of african-american men went to confront the mob at the courthouse. there was a struggle between the black and white armed mobs and shots were fired. the african-americans retreated to greenwood, hoping to protect their property and families, but the white mob followed, killing african-americans and burning down everything in sight. >> they called in the national guard, who was told that there was a negro uprising and negroes were killing innocent unarmed whites, so they sided with the predominantly white police force. >> reporter: nearly 6,000 african-americans were forcibly detained. while they were held, the white mob stole their valuables and burned their homes to the ground. george monroe was just 5 years old when t

. >> the elevator doors closed, a few moments later there's a scream, dick roland runs. >> reporter: the woman never pressed charges but he was still arrested. >> by the end of the day they claimed she had been raped in the drexel building. >> reporter: a white mob had gathered outside the courthouse where roland had been held promising a lynching. a group of african-american men went to confront the white mob. there was a struggle between the black and white armed mobs and shots were fired. the african-americans retreated to greenwood, hoping to protect their property and families but the white mob followed killing african-americans and burning down everything in sight. >> they called in the national guard who was told that there was a negro uprising and negros were killing innocent unarmed whites. they sided with the predominantly white police force. >> reporter: nearly 6,000 african-americans were detained. while they were held the white mob stole their valuables and burned their homes to the ground. george monroe was just 5 years old when the massacre happened. >> the thing that

the elevator doors open and dick roland ran. >> dick rolland was arrest even though no charges were pressed day, may 31st, 121, a white mob had gathered, promising a lynching. >> lynching for all to see in tulsa. >> a group of african-american men went to greet the mob. there was a struggle and shots were fired. the african-americans retreated to greenwood, hoping to protect their property and families but the white mob followed, killing african-americans and burping down everything in sight. >> they called in the national guard who was told there was a negro uprising and negroes were killing innocent unarmed whites. they sided with the predom namtly white police force. >> african-americans were forcibly detaped. their valuables stolen and their homes burped to the ground. >> the thing that i remember more than any other thing is when my mother out the front door and saw four meps with torches coming down our sidewalk into our house. >> this woman eats grandmother lived through it, too. >> it was really murder. it was a massacre. my grandmother was awake pd at night and just told to run, ju