This week marks the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, which saw armed

mobs of white people descending on what was known at the time as Black Wall Street, a thriving

community in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

There'll be plenty of remembrances this week, but the one we want to bring you was from

our colleagues at WNYC in collaboration with the History Channel.

It's the first episode of a series called Blindspot, Tulsa Burning. This episode of Blindsp Spot, Tulsa Burning.

This episode of Blind Spot, Tulsa Burning, contains descriptions of graphic violence and racially offensive language.

When I was about seven years old, our house was robbed. It was on Halloween. We just got home from

trick-or-treating. And my mom, she unlocked the front door and then stopped and took a really

big breath. I remember seeing our stuff thrown all over the place.

It looked like they took everything, our furniture, stereo equipment, even the television.

But most importantly to me, they took the pearl necklace my aunt had given me for my birthday.

It was the first time I truly felt wronged.

We never found out who robbed us,

but whoever it was, they not only took, but they gave.

They gave me worry and confusion,

and I was mad.

I wanted my necklace back.

We never talked about the robbery.

We just weren't that kind of family,

you know, who talked about their feelings

or took time to revisit certain painful memories.

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