Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black wall street

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: black- wal-l street
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

American usage

name

Jackson Ward, a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

American usage

name

The hub of African American businesses and financial services in Durham, North Carolina, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, located on Parrish Street.

American usage

Example Sentences

"“Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnation of Black Wall Street that would surpass its initial version.”"

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.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

the Black Wall Street (canonical)

Questions

What does black wall street mean?: The freedom colony of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Where does black wall street come from?: 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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