African Americans had dubbed it "Black Wall Street." 'Black Wall Street' boasted 300 businessesBlack Wall Street boasted more than 300 black-owned businesses, including two theaters. Still, Black Wall Street was rebuilt but never to its former glory. Since officials dubbed what happened a race "riot," its white residents were shielded. Black residents wanted to exercise their newfound freedoms -- not realizing what that would do to the businesses in their own neighborhood.

Source: CNN October 21, 2019 13:07 UTC