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  • S. 1051 proposes the creation of the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument in Oklahoma. The bill aims to preserve, protect, and educate the public about the Greenwood District, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. It outlines the...

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    S. 1051 wants to create a special place called a National Monument in Oklahoma to remember and learn about a famous neighborhood and an important event from the past. The plan includes making a safe area with learning activities for visitors and having people from the community help decide how it should be done.

  • The bill S. 3543 aims to create the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument in Oklahoma as part of the National Park System. Its purpose is to preserve and interpret the history of the Greenwood District, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre...

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    The bill wants to make a special park in Oklahoma to remember a place called Black Wall Street and a sad event that happened there in 1921. It plans to protect the area, work with people connected to it, and set up rules for how to take care of it.