Greenwood Rising - Black Wall Street Historic Center

“AFTER A CENTURY OF SILENCE...AND FROM THE ASHES….GREENWOOD WILL RISE” - Greenwood Rising

Greenwood Rising is a historic center that tells the unique story of the history of a people who transcended difficulties, tribulations, and tragedies into a triumph of the human spirit. At Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street Historic Center, visitors will meet the people behind Greenwood's early success, "exploring personal stories of entrepreneurship and bringing Historic Greenwood to life through oral and written histories."

Encompassing many aspects of the Greenwood Spirit, Greenwood Rising explores how "Native American, African American, and European American communities often collided, and sometimes connected, in a land that mirrored the race-based policy and practice that dominated the nation." Located at 23 North Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Greenwood Rising Center offers visitors a chance to explore the narrative of Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District. Through projection mapping, holographic effects, and environmental media, guests go on an immersive journey that allows them to learn about the chronology of Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District and connect with the spirit of the city's Black residents.

"Greenwood Rising will educate Oklahomans and Americans about the Race Massacre and its impact on the state and Nation, remember its victims and survivors, and create an environment conducive to fostering sustainable entrepreneurship and heritage tourism within the Greenwood District specifically and North Tulsa generally."— Senator Matthews

Among the many projects featured at the Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street Historical Center is The Pathway to Hope project to mark the 100th anniversary of the massacre. The Pathway to Hope will "symbolically reconnect a Greenwood District bisected by I- 244 during Tulsa's urban renewal phase in the 1960s and 70s. What some locals called "urban removal" displaced citizens and businesses and plowed through Black Wall Street, Tulsa's thriving Black business district known throughout the land." The Pathway to Hope will honor this history, celebrate Black Wall Street legends, and promote the present-day healing of residual scars from the past.

To learn more about the Tulsa Race Massacre and how the people of Greenwood banded together to overcome in a spirit of unity, visit Greenwood Rising at: https://www.greenwoodrising.org/

“Greenwood Rising | About.” GREENWOOD RISING, www.greenwoodrising.org/about. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.