The conflict between those brave black people and the white Tulsans who wanted Rowland’s life erupted into what’s now known as the Tulsa Race Riot or Tulsa Massacre. Those angry white people burned an area of Tulsa known as Black Wall Street, which was the economic beacon you probably guessed it was, killing an estimated 300 people, destroying more than 1,200 homes, and burning down almost all other structures. (Meanwhile, Dick Rowland would be found not guilty: he had tripped and accidentally grabbed the elevator operator.)
