Apparently this footage of Greenwood ‘Black Wall Street’ has not been seen for over 50 years and man, it;s mesmerizing.

Just seeing these folks who were building a future for themselves in Greenwood, going about daily business. I could watch this over and over again all day! Sadly the video was also shot on the day of the Tulsa Race Riots and has some disturbing imagery.

Greenwood was destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot on May 31 – June 1, 1921, a white mob attacked residents and businesses of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

This footage is part if a new documentary from the Smithsonian Channel, this is the only known footage from the day of the riots.