Reading of ….AN AMERICAN DREAM…. DESTROYED by Celeste Bedford Walker….Directed by Lynnie Godfrey

This is a two act drama that tells the story of events surrounding the 1921 race riot that took place in Greenwood, Oklahoma. Greenwood, Oklahoma was the premier black Boom town of its era and was referred to as the “Negro Wall Street”. Greenwood would successfully  achieve complete economic independence from its neighbor Tulsa, Oklahoma. Follow the progress, success , joy and prosperity of the township of Greenwood and eventually the story of its demise.