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Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street
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94
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92/100Critics
96/100Scholars
Author:
Victor Luckerson
Publisher:
Random House
Date:
May 23, 2023
Victor Luckerson moves beyond the mythology of Black Wall Street to tell the story of an aspirant black neighborhood that has long been buffeted by racist government policies. Through the eyes of dozens of race massacre survivors and their descendants, Luckerson delivers a portrait of this national symbol of success and solidarity--and weaves a tale about a neighborhood that refused to be erased.
What The Reviewers Say
Absorbing.
In cinematic prose, Luckerson follows James H. Goodwin.
Exceptional.
Luckerson fills every page with humanity distilled from his prodigious research.
