American Experience S5E12 — Goin' Back to T-Town

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American Experience•Season 5•Episode 12

Goin' Back to T-Town

7.7/10 · 63 votesMar 1, 199355 min

Ranked #5 of 12 in Season 5•+0.3 vs season avg

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In Tulsa, the community of Greenwood was a place where blacks had some measure of financial, social and political independence. Burned to the ground in 1921 by angry whites, Greenwood was rebuilt and boasted the largest concentration of black businesses in the country. In a

Directed bySam Pollard

Written byCarmen Fields

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Episode Summary

"Goin' Back to T-Town" is episode 12 of American Experience season 5. It scored 7.7/10 from 63 votes, ranking #5 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Sam Pollard and written by Carmen Fields, it aired on March 1, 1993.

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