5. What was the Tulsa Race Riot? The Tulsa Race Riot The Tulsa race riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict, May 31 - June 1st 1921, between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in which the wealthiest African- American community in the United States, the Greenwood District also known as “The Negro Wall St” was burned to the ground. The Tulsa race riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict, May 31 - June 1st 1921, between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, that resulted in the Greenwood District, “The Negro Wall Street,” being burned to the ground. What else happened ? Aerial firebombing of residential neighborhoods were reported.