Jason Chato (VFA ’18 Philadelphia) and Kendall Easley (VFA ’20 Birmingham) interview Dr. Freeman Culver about the history of the Tulsa race masssacre, the significance of the 100th anniversary of the attack on what was then America's wealthiest Black community, the history and present state of Black entrepreneurship in Tulsa and the United States, the current status of Black history education in America, Dr. Culver's own life and career journey, and his work as President and CEO of Tulsa's Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, an organization dedicated to expanding Black entrepreneurship in Tulsa, preserving the remaining historic buildings of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, and supporting education regarding the history of Tulsa’s Greenwood District.
Jason Chato (VFA ’18 Philadelphia) and Kendall Easley (VFA ’20 Birmingham) interview Dr. Freeman Culver about the history of the Tulsa race masssacre, the significance of the 100th anniversary of the attack on what was then America's wealthiest Black community, the history and present state of Black entrepreneurship in Tulsa and the United States, the current status of Black history education in America, Dr. Culver's own life and career journey, and his work as President and CEO of Tulsa's Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, an organization dedicated to expanding Black entrepreneurship in Tulsa, preserving the remaining historic buildings of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, and supporting education regarding the history of Tulsa’s Greenwood District.
Greenwood Chamber of Commerce homepage: https://www.historictulsagreenwoodchamber.org/
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