Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A 1921 mob-incited racial violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that destroyed more than 1,250 homes and businesses in the Greenwood district, one of the most affluent African American communities in the United States.
AP course connection
Topic 3.6: 3.6 White Supremacist Violence and the Red Summer