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Welcome to the Black Wall Street Tour.

My name is Chief Eganwali.

I'm Moshan.

I'm a descendant of a Tulsa massacre survivor.

His name is Raymond Beard Sr.

About a month ago, Chief Amishan was giving a tour around Tulsa in the area that was nicknamed Black Wall Street.

It was here that a massacre took place a hundred years ago.

Where we're located now is we're at...

I'll see you on fly away in a minute.

It's an exceptionally windy day, very Oklahoma.

Chief is a big guy with a shaved head and a slight beard that's turning a bit gray.

One of the first things he tells you as you walk around Black Wall Street is that it's not in fact a street.

It was a 35-block neighborhood known as Greenwood, home to about 11,000 people.

Also, Black Wall Street was not like actual Wall Street, no stock exchange, no Goldman Sachs.

Black Main Street might have made more sense.

A Black community built up around businesses and shops.

The group follows Chief to a huge memorial made of marble.

I started the tour here because I want you to notice this wall that's in front of us.

What you see on that wall is the foundation for a town.

It's a list of businesses.

Brothers pastry, tip top grocery, Bella little cafe, Dreamland Theatre.

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