As the black community in Greenwood became successful, which two things occurred as a result?
A Black children and white children went to the same schools.
B White people in Tulsa became afraid of the success of black people.
C Black church leaders encouraged residents to “get along and go along.”
D White police stopped enforcing laws, claiming they were not needed.
E Black business owners began to speak out against injustice.
The correct answer is B: White people in Tulsa became afraid of the success of black people.
As the Black community in Greenwood became prosperous, leading to a thriving economic center known as “Black Wall Street,” many white residents felt threatened by that success. This fear contributed to racial tensions, which ultimately culminated in the violent events of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, where white mobs attacked the Greenwood District, resulting in significant loss of life and property.
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