#Ottowa Gurley

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You might have heard of Black Wall Street. Meet the founder, O.W. Gurley.

In 1905 Gurley and his wife sold their property in Noble County and moved 80 miles to the oil boom town of Tulsa. Gurley purchased 40 acres of land in North Tulsa and established his first business, a rooming house on a dusty road that would become Greenwood Avenue. He subdivided his plot into residential and commercial lots and eventually opened a grocery store.

As the community grew around him, Gurley prospered. Between 1910 and 1920, the Black population in the area he had purchased grew from 2,000 to nearly 9,000 in a city with a total population of 72,000. The Black community had a large working-class population as well as doctors, lawyers, and other professionals who provided services to them. Soon the Greenwood section was dubbed “Negro Wall Street” by Tuskegee educator Booker T. Washington.

Greenwood, now called Black Wall Street, was nearly self-sufficient with Black-owned businesses, many initially financed by Gurley, ranging from brickyards and theaters to a chartered airplane company. Gurley built the Gurley Hotel at 112 N. Greenwood and rented out spaces to smaller businesses. His other properties included a two-story building at 119 N. Greenwood, which housed the Masonic Lodge and a Black employment agency. He was also one of the founders of Vernon AME Church.

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O. W. GURLEY (1868-1935) Ottowa or O.W. Gurley is remembered as one of the wealthiest Men in Tulsa, Oklahoma before the 1921 Tulsa Massacre destroyed his property & forced him to flee. Ottowa Gurley was born on Christmas Day in 1868 to freed slaves in Huntsville, Alabama, Gurley grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was self-educated & eventually married his childhood sweetheart, Emma. After a brief time as a teacher, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service. 1893, Gurley participated in the Cherokee Outlet Land Rush in Indian Territory & staked a claim in Perry, Noble County. Gurley ran unsuccessfully for treasurer of Noble County but later became principal of the town’s school and operated a general store in the community. 1905, Gurley & his wife sold their property in Noble County & moved 80mi to the oil boom town of Tulsa. Gurley purchased 40 acres of land in North Tulsa & established his first business, a rooming house on a dusty road that would become Greenwood Ave. He subdivided his plot into residential & commercial lots & eventually opened a grocery store. As the community grew around him, Gurley prospered. Between 1910-1920, the Black population in the area he had purchased grew from 2k to nearly 9k in a city with a total population of 72k. The Black community had a large working-class population as well as doctors, lawyers, & other professionals who provided services to them. Soon the Greenwood section was dubbed “Negro Wall Street” by Tuskegee educator Booker T. Washington. Greenwood, now called Black Wall Street, was nearly self-sufficient with Black-owned businesses, many initially financed by Gurley, ranging from brickyards & theaters to a chartered airplane company. Gurley built the Gurley Hotel at 112 N. Greenwood and rented out spaces to smaller businesses. His other properties included a two-story building at 119 N. Greenwood, which housed the Masonic Lodge and a Black employment agency. He was also one of the founders of Vernon AME Church. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-dJkNOcXh5B0qAH6CFjKW6Q4XEYeHb4JNUv00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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O. W. Gurley (1868-1935) •

[dhunnroi]

Gurley built an empire of African American businesses in Tulsa. Though it all came burning down in the massacre of 1921, new generations of entrepreneurs rose from the ashes. Ottowa W. Gurley knew he would never be a success in the Jim Crow South. Born on Christmas Day 1868 to freed slaves in Huntsville, Alabama, he grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where he was largely self-educated. Gurley married his childhood sweetheart, Emma, became a teacher, and then took a relatively cushy job with the U.S. Postal Service—but he dreamed of a better life in America. Along with his new bride, Gurley risked everything to join a stampede of homesteaders seeking freedom, opportunity and wealth in the Great Oklahoma Land Rush. On September 16, 1893, the 25-year-old entrepreneur joined the Cherokee Outlet Opening, running fifty miles before finally stopping at a plot of prairie grass. Standing on a plot of land with Emma, he staked a claim in what would soon become Perry, Oklahoma, one of many towns advertised to Blacks in the new territory. #MorningAll #BHM #blackwallstreey #TheTulsa race massacre  https://www.instagram.com/p/CLPMqe7gOXa/?igshid=16o5vetpm615x

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[herokita]

Demostrasi besar besaran yang berlaku di Amerika Syarikat pada bulan lepas akibat kekasaran seorang polis berkulit putih yang mana telah membunuh George Floyd, seorang rakyat Amerika Syarikat berkulit hitam telah menimbulkan kekecohan besar-besaran di kebanyakan bandar di sana. Ramai rakyat Amerika Syarikat tanpa mengira warna kulit telah membantah tindakan polis terbabit dengan melakukan demonstrasi yang menghuruharakan negara tersebut. Kisah pembunuhan masyarkat kulit hitam ini bukanlah perkara baru dalam sejarah Amerika Syarikat. Di antara kisah yang paling menyayat hati yang berlaku di negara tersebut yang jarang diketahui umum adalah bagaimana Black Wall Street yang terletak di Daerah Tulsa telah dimusnahkan oleh samseng berkulit putih yang telah meragut hampir 300 nyawa penduduk kulit hitam di kawasan tersebut. Malangnya, pihak berkuasa Amerika Syarikat pada ketika itu tidak mengambil berat rusuhan yang berlaku dan telah menyebabkan ramai penduduk dikalangan kulit hitam yang mati dibunuh oleh samseng dari kulit putih. Seperti yang kita tahu, sejarah penduduk kulit hitam di Amerika Syarikat sangat teruk dan mereka dinafikan segala hak kerakyatan seperti yang dimiliki oleh penduduk kulit putih. Black Wall Street ini diasaskan oleh Ottowa W. Gurley yang merupakan usahawan yang paling berjaya pada kurun ke-20 di kawasan Tulsa di negeri Oklahoma. Dia bersama dengan rakan niaganya yang berkulit hitam John the Baptist Stradford dan berjaya membangunkan kawasan Tulsa itu awal 1900-an. Kawasan yang dibangunkan di Daerah Tulsa itu dipanggil Greenwood. Dengan kemakmuran ekonomi dan perniagaan masyarakat kulit hitam di situ, ia telah menarik lebih ramai penduduk yang berkulit hitam berhijrah dan bermastautin di sana. Golongan profesional yang berkulit hitam juga mula menetap dan membuka perniagaan mereka di kawasan tersebut. Kejayaan masyarakat berkulit hitam di Daerah Tulsa ini telah menepis tanggapan penduduk Amerika Syarikat yang mana  pada ketika itu, mereka tidak percaya akan kebolehan masyarkat berkulit hitam dalam membangunkan ekonomi mereka sendiri. Tahun demi tahun, daerah Tulsa semakin berkembang maju dan menjadikan penduduk hitam di kawasan tersebut hidup dengan penuh kemewahan. Ini telah menimbulkan rasa cemburu dan iri hati masyarkat berkulit putih yang tinggal dikawasan tersebut diatas kejayaan masyarkat kulit hitam di sana. Masyarakat berkulit putih pada ketika itu merupakan masyarakat yang sangat bencikan golongan kulit hitam. Keamanan dan kemakmuran ekonomi yang dikecapi oleh masyarakat berkulit hitam di Tulsa tidak kekal lama dan dimusnahkan oleh samseng berkulit putih. Krisis ini tercetus apabbila seorang penduduk kulit hitam yang bernama Dick Rowland yang berusia 19 tahun dituduh merogol remaja perempuan berkulit putih Sarah Page yang berusia 17 tahun berhampiran lif di sebuah bangunan. Ketegangan kaum mula tercetus apabila Dick Rowland yang diiringi oleh 25 orang lelaki berkulit hitam berarak ke makahmah. Tindakan ini telah mencetuskan kemarahan penduduk berkulit putih yang berjumlah 1,500 orang yang mana mula bertindak ganas dengan memusnahkan segala harta benda penduduk kulit hitam di kawasan tersebut. Mereka membakar dan membunuh masyarakat kulit hitam tanpa belas kasihan dan pihak berkuasa pula tidak mengambil tindakan yang sewajarnya bagi mengelakkan pertumpahan darah berlaku. Dalam rusuhan kaum yang tercetus pada 31 Mei dan 1 Jun 1921, pihak berkuasa menangkap ramai penduduk kulit hitam dan tiada tangkapan dibuat terhadap samseng berkulit putih. Rusuhan kaum yang berlaku di Tulsa itu benar-benar memusnahkan kekayaan yang dimiliki oleh penduduk berkulit hitam di Amerika Syarikat. Ianya telah menjadi sejarah pahit yang dilakukan oleh penduduk kulit putih terhadap penduduk kulit hitam di sana dan kerajaan Amerika Syarikat seolah-olah diam seribu bahasa. Sumber Rujukan: HEROKITA.com | Digital Talents On Demand Source link

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“Ottowa or O.W. Gurley is remembered was one of the wealthiest men in Tulsa, Oklahoma before the 1921 Tulsa Massacre destroyed his property and forced him to flee. Ottowa Gurley was born on Christmas Day in 1868 to freed slaves in Huntsville, Alabama, Gurley grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was self-educated and eventually married his childhood sweetheart, Emma. After a brief time as a teacher, he worked at U.S. Postal Service. In 1893 Gurley participated in the Cherokee Outlet Land Rush in Indian Territory and staked a claim in Perry, Noble County. Gurley ran unsuccessfully for treasurer of Noble County but later became principal of the town’s school and operated a general store in the community.” #tulsamassacre #TheLegacyOfBlackWallstreet https://www.instagram.com/p/CPv5shbh_ok2B8OR-lCX1hVDouLAnug6j1AKSU0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Ottowa (O.W.) Gurley

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