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Biden to meet with three survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre in visit to once-thriving 'Black Wall Street'

Posted on AllSides June 1st, 2021
From The Left
race and racism, Tulsa Race Massacre, Joe Biden, racial inequality

One hundred years after a white mob burned "Black Wall Street" to the ground, killing and injuring an estimated hundreds of African Americans and forcing thousands from their homes, President Joe Biden will visit Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday to commemorate one of the bloodiest race massacres in U.S. history. 

Biden will deliver remarks on the 100-year anniversary and speak to survivors of the attack, who are now between the ages of 101 and 107. Only three remain.

On Monday, the White House issued a proclamation in which Biden called on Americans "to...

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/01/biden-meeting-tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-100th-anniversary/5253875001/

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