Black wall street

The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story.

More than a century ago, O.W. Gurley went out of his way to create economic prosperity for the Black community in Tulsa. His legacy has encouraged others to do the same. This is his story.

DURHAM, NC – Nathan Garrett still remembers when downtown’s Parrish Street was the address of “Black Wall Street” — a black-owned financial district just around the corner from Main Street, in the heart of Durham’s white business district. “It was unique in Durham because you had this concentration of black executives and professional people who were doing the same […]

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Black Wall Street of 1920

Black Wall Street was a thriving Black-owned business district that housed hundreds of Black-owned businesses

The Upbuilding of Black Durham. The Success of the Negroes and Their Value to a Tolerant and Helpful Southern City By W. E. B. Du Bois (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

Black Wall Street Tulsa, OK.