Washington, who gave it the moniker “Black Wall Street,” noting its economic success. Among the Black and African American leaders and intellectuals attracted to the area was author and educator Booker T. The historical event took place in the then-thriving Greenwood neighborhood near downtown Tulsa, where a self-sustaining African American population had built businesses, livelihoods, and a community, including its own doctors, schools, theaters, churches, and shops.
