English Explanatory Dictionary

Black Wall Street

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  2. Jackson Ward, a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
  3. The hub of African American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, located on Parrish Street.

Word forms

Black Wall Street the Black Wall Street

Etymology

The areas were prominent concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States during the early 20th century, and as such the nickname compares them to Wall Street in Manhattan.

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