{"product_id":"black-wall-street-in-flames-the-tulsa-race-massacre-and-the-cultural-trauma-of-african-americans-paperback","title":"Black Wall Street in Flames The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Cultural Trauma of African Americans - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Wolbrook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when prosperity becomes a threat-and history is set on fire?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Black Wall Street in Flames, the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is examined not only as one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in American history, but as a defining moment of collective cultural trauma. Its echoes still shape the African American experience today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a symbol of Black excellence, entrepreneurship, and self-determination, Tulsa's Greenwood District-known as \u003cem\u003eBlack Wall Street\u003c\/em\u003e-was reduced to ashes in a coordinated campaign of racial terror. This book goes beyond the facts to uncover the \u003cstrong\u003epsychological, social, and cultural consequences\u003c\/strong\u003e of that destruction, tracing how silenced history, intergenerational trauma, and systemic injustice continue to influence American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough rigorous historical analysis and cultural insight, this work explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rise and destruction of Black Wall Street as a challenge to white supremacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of state and institutional complicity in racial violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe long-term cultural trauma inflicted on African American communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe erasure of memory-and the fight to reclaim historical truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Tulsa still matters in today's conversations on race, justice, and reparations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth \u003cstrong\u003escholarly and accessible\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Wall Street in Flames\u003c\/em\u003e bridges history, sociology, and cultural studies to offer a deeply human account of loss, resilience, and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a book about the past.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a call to remember, to understand, and to confront the foundations of racial inequality in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssential reading for students, educators, historians, and anyone seeking to understand the roots of racial trauma in the United States.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44180458995847,"sku":"9798224118748","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/HyjLJad5IK9798224118748.webp?v=1773330621","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/black-wall-street-in-flames-the-tulsa-race-massacre-and-the-cultural-trauma-of-african-americans-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}