The Devastation of Black Wall Street Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1921. A wave of racial violence destroys an affluent African-American community, seen as a threat to white-dominated American capitalism. Smoke billowing over Tulsa, Oklahoma during 1921 race riots Library of Congress By: Kimberly Fain July 5, 2017 In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District,Continue Reading