Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre

Across the Tracks is a graphic nonfiction account that brings to life the story of Greenwood, Oklahoma—once known as Black Wall Street—and one of the most significant chapters in American history.

Written by Alverne Ball and illustrated by Stacey Robinson, the book introduces readers to a thriving Black community whose achievements and cultural vitality shaped a powerful legacy prior to the devastating 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Before the events of 1921, Greenwood was a center of Black entrep...