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“The Voice of Black Wall Street”
3 day – 2 night tour of Tulsa area
Princetta Newman is the founder of a specialty touring service known as Black Wall Street, Inc. Being directly related to some of the successful individuals who lived in Tulsa during the heyday of the Greenwood District, she recognizes that the opportunity to share the story of Black Wall Street, not focusing on the riot. “Notice we said the history of Black Wall Street, not the riot on Greenwood,” Princetta is quick to clarify. The history of the area known now for a riot that lasted only four days has an actual history of 92 successful years – a history that is being celebrated by this new tour company dedicated to telling “the rest of the story.”
Day 1
Welcome to Tulsa
Your group will be met in Tulsa and escorted to the historic Greenwood District. During the oil boom of the 1910s, the area of northeast Oklahoma around Tulsa flourished—including the Greenwood neighborhood, which came to be known as "Black Wall Street", and was home to several prominent black business owners, many of them multimillionaires. We will begin at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, the state's only facility devoted to gospel, jazz & blues musicians with Oklahoma ties such as jazz instrumentalist Charlie Christian, and opera star and gospel singer Leona Mitchell. We will journey back in time and meet prominent player of the time who will relate the stories of their own successes and share what life was like during this era for the people of Greenwood. Hear the music, see the vehicles, and taste the foods that encompassed the district that has made the area world-renowned. The package includes “Getting a Shot of Black Wall Street” personalized photo as a memento.
Dinner will be hosted in the Vernon A.M.E. est. 1905, a historic church ravaged by the 1921 Riot. A taste tempting Oklahoma Bar-B-Que Feast on the menu with choices of succulent (fall off the bone) ribs, chopped beef, chicken and Oklahoma’s specialty smoked bologna. Enjoy side dishes of Cole slaw, baked beans, bread, or a stuffed baked potato. Meal includes beverage and dessert.
The group will check into the hotel (3-star) for a chance to rest and freshen up before a special evening with area ministers and youth groups performing, and coffee and dessert will be served.
Overnight in Tulsa.
Day 2
Breakfast available at 6:00 a.m. in hotel dining area.
This morning enjoy a narrated tour of Black business and residential area. Tulsa is home to American Airlines maintenance center, and the Afro-American Association President will greet us and give AA wing pins. In the Tulsa International Airport, we will see the plane in which Oklahoma’s favorite son, Will Rogers, was killed, along with a statue and hear his story. At the Tulsa Air & Space Museum & Planetarium, we will experience Tulsa’s rich history in the aerospace industry by exploring 19,000 square feet of exhibit space and educational displays in the museum, then sit back in the planetarium and enjoy a trip to the outer limits of the universe in the new ESky Theater.
We will lunch at Pauline’s, a well-known all-you -an -eat buffet, featuring golden fried fish, baked and fried chicken, some pasta-meat dish, fresh salad, and always a choice of six well-seasoned vegetables, and delicious desserts.
This afternoon we will depart for one of Oklahoma’s historic All Black towns to visit 177-year-old Black Creek Indian Church, and meet the present Pastor who is a 4th generation member of the founding family. We will learn “The Lord’s Prayer” in the Creek Indian language and costumed re-enactors will share the history, crafts, and traditional Black Creek Indian foods.
We will return to Tulsa, have time to relax before an evening of exciting Tulsa Time entertainment (this will vary depending on the dates and available activity in town.)
Overnight in Tulsa
Day 3
Breakfast will be available at 6:00 a.m. in hotel dining area.
This morning the tour continues with visits to the first house built in Tulsa, along with the first City Park to learn its historical significance. We will drive through the Maple Ridge Historic District that includes “Black Gold Row,” containing opulent mansions built by wealthy locals in the 1920s. The Mansion Row includes homes of Oil billionaires – J. Paul Getty, August Sinclair, and the Kennedy and Brady Mansions, which were organizational headquarters for the mobs of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. A mystery sighting of world-famous, modern day, musical group’s original home.
Next, we will visit the sculptured gardens and original home of oil baron, Philanthropist and art collector, Thomas Gilcrease. The Gilcrease Museum contains the world's most comprehensive collections of American Indian and Western art. This nationally celebrated museum includes extensive exhibits on America's prehistory, settlement, and expansion. A box lunch will be available for the group upon departure. Choices include world-famous Buffalo burgers or Club sandwich served with pickle slice, bag of chips, and Oklahoma pecan cookies. Containers of iced, bottled water will be placed on the bus.
Customized Tour Package includes:
• 3 day, 2 night, professionally escorted/narrated tour of Tulsa
• Personalized luggage tags
• Black Wall Street souvenir
• “Got Shot on Black Wall Street” photo
• Dinner on Black Wall Street - includes: tax & gratuity
• Boxed lunch at the Gilcrease
• Lunch at Pauline’s includes tax and gratuity
• Reception with dessert
Black/Creek Church Experience
• Creek Indian language lesson
• Seasonable stop such as a Peach or Pecan orchard.
• Tulsa hosts several cultural festivals and concerts throughout the year. For additional costs, special arrangement can be made for your group to attend, including tickets and transportation.
• Two Tulsa City tours
• Admissions into all attractions
• Portfolio of info sheets on visited sites
• Additional staff, escort assistants and costumed performers
• Containers of iced, bottled water - 1 per person
• Accommodations are guaranteed 3-star franchise hotel with standard amenities as well as indoor corridors, baggage handling, complimentary high-speed internet access, swimming pool (seasonally), hot breakfast that may include such offerings as sausage patties, eggs and French toast sticks...plus all of the coffee and juice you can drink.
• Hotel specifications up to four adults in a room. Children under 13 stay free when accompanied by 2 or more adults.
Prices include hotel, admissions, package stated meals, gratuities, taxes, donations (Jazz &Fountain).
• Double @ $265.00 pp
• Triple @ $234.00pp
• Quad @ $220.00 pp
Children price (under 13 years old) $123.00pp
Modifications and customizing is available and can affect the price per person.
Contact:
Princetta Newman
Black Wall Street, Inc.
(918) 955 – 2689
blackwallstr@aol.com
