Historians say that the trouble began after a Tulsa newspaper drummed up a furor over a black man who allegedly stepped on a white girl's foot. When black Tulsans showed up to prevent his lynching, white Tulsans responded with overwhelming force.
A grand jury investigation at the time concluded, without evidence, that unidentified agitators had given Tulsa's Blacks firearms and what was described as their mistaken belief "in equal rights, social equality and their ability to demand the same."
Back in June of this year, President Trump was planning to hold a giant rally in Tulsa, which brought national interest back on this race riot. That, and it was also originally planned for Juneteenth.
The black Greenwood District which was hit hard was once known as Tulsa's "Negro Wall Street." Today, visitors from all over the country and of all races journey to the site.
Seriously? To Be Lynched for Stepping on a White Girl's Foot?
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