Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer 2021

As Tulsa's painful past is unearthed with the discovery of a mass grave, the city confronts the devastating legacy of "Red Summer." In 1921, white mobs ravaged the thriving Greenwood District, known as "Negro Wall Street," leaving destruction and despair in their wake. Amidst widespread racial violence across America, African American communities courageously rebuilt and thrived against overwhelming odds.

National Geographic

Studio

Dawn Porter

Director