Black Wall Street refers to the neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the early 20th century, the neighborhood was likely the most prosperous Black community in the U.S. Largely due to intense segregation throughout society, Black entrepreneurs concentrated their investments in Greenwood and created a strong local economy, complete with high-paying jobs for residents. Unfortunately, the economic success of these Black Americans reinvigorated White supremacists in the area. On May 30, 1921, an interaction between two teenagers kicked off 24 hours of intense racial violence dubbed the "Tulsa Massacre." White mobs looted homes and conducted the first-ever aerial bombing of a U.S. city, burning 35 blocks of Black Wall Street to the ground.