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Black Wall Street

Black Wall Street proper noun: the freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Proper noun

Black Wall Street or the Black Wall Street

  1. (US, historical) The freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    • “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...2021 May 20, Ashley Vaughan, “Remembering Black Wall Street: Ways to invest in Tulsa and champion Black businesses”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 May 2021
  2. (US, historical) Jackson Ward, a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
  3. (US, historical) The hub of African American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, located on Parrish Street.

Origin of Black Wall Street

The areas were prominent concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States during the early 20th century, and as such the nickname compares them to Wall Street in Manhattan.

Questions about Black Wall Street

What does Black Wall Street mean?
Black Wall Street means the freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
What part of speech is Black Wall Street?
Black Wall Street is a proper noun.

Words near Black Wall Street in the dictionary

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  2. Black Virgin
  3. black vomit
  4. black vulture
  5. black vultures
  6. Black Wall Street
  7. black wallabies
  8. black wallaby
  9. black walnut
  10. black walnuts
  11. Black Warrior

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