Five days later, a white woman said she was attacked by a black man, and the response was complete fury. In one, she merely saw a black man and ran away screaming. [In Tulsa, a century-old race massacre still haunts Black Wall Street]Soldiers crowded the city that summer, both white and black. Two thousand black veterans and their compatriots formed a line of defense down Florida Avenue/U Street from 6th to 14th streets, facing south. A century ago, thousands of black veterans and their compatriots formed a line from 6th Street to 14th Street to defend their neighborhood from a racist mob.

Source: Washington Post July 15, 2019 11:00 UTC