Black Wall Street

proper noun

The freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Meanings

proper nounBlack Wall Street or the Black Wall Street
  1. UShistoricalThe freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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    “Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnation of Black Wall Street that would surpass its initial version.”

    2021 May 20, Ashley Vaughan, “Remembering Black Wall Street: Ways to invest in Tulsa and champion Black businesses”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 May 2021
  2. UShistoricalJackson Ward, a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
  3. UShistoricalThe hub of African American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, located on Parrish Street.

Origin

The areas were prominent concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States during the early 20th century, and as such the nickname compares them to Wall Street in Manhattan.

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APA

Black Wall Street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Wall%20Street

MLA

“Black Wall Street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Wall%20Street. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Black Wall Street,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Wall%20Street.

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