From Black Wall Street to Indiana Avenue: Examining Massacre and Erasure

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Thu Feb 20 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

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Madam Walker Legacy Center | Indianapolis, IN

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Victor Luckerson, author of Built from the Fire, leads a panel discussion on the 1921 massacre of Tulsa’s Greenwood District.
About this Event

On February 20, Madam Walker Legacy Center welcomes Victor Luckerson, author of Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street as keynote speaker for a panel discussion of Tulsa’s 1921 massacre.
Guest panelists include Jeremey Wilson, professor of anthropology, Indiana University Indianapolis, and lead bioarchaeologist, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Investigation; Olon Dotson, professor and chair, Department of Architecture, Ball State University; and A’Lelia Bundles, award-winning journalist and author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker and Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.
Sponsored by Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Program; IUI Center for Africana Studies and Culture; IUI Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Ball State University CAP Architecture; and ASALH.
Questions? Contact Madam Walker Legacy Center at [email protected] or 317-236-2099.
(Image courtesy Department of Special Collections, McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa)

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Madam Walker Legacy Center, 617 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis, United States

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