Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street

Title: Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street Author: Victor Luckerson ISBN: 9780593134399 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Published: 2024 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New American History 1623235 Publisher Description: A multigenerational saga of a family and a community in Tulsa's Greenwood district, known as "Black Wall Street," that in one century survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, urban renewal, and gentrification"Ambitious . . . absorbing . . . By the end of Luckerson's outstanding book, the idea of building something new from the ashes of what has been destroyed becomes comprehensible, even hopeful."--Marcia Chatelain, The New York TimesWINNER: THE SABEW BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARD, THE LILLIAN SMITH BOOK AWARD, THE OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S E. E. DALE AWARD - A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW