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    Did Black People Own Slaves?

    For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers

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    The Root Staff

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    Greenwood, Okla.: The Legacy of the Tulsa Race Riot

    Editor’s note: Here’s the story of a sad chapter of American history, pulled from The Root’s archives. J.B. Stradford, the son of a freed Kentucky slave, rose to prominence in Oklahoma during the early 1900s as one of the key developers of the all-black Tulsa enclave Greenwood. A lawyer and businessman, Stradford owned the 65-room…

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    The Root Staff

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