Interesting article about how the GAP band chose thier group name as a tribute to “Black Wallstreet”

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Tulsa Race Massacre: How The Gap Band Was a Tribute to the Former ‘Black Wall Street’

Fans have long speculated that the group's hit song "You Dropped A Bomb on Me" was inspired by the tragedy 

Formed in the early 70s, The Gap Band was comprised of Tulsa natives Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson. For their name, the brothers drew inspiration from three streets in the former “Black Wall Street” neighborhood: Greenwood, Archer and Pine. 

Monday, May 31 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a two-day nightmare in which a white mob burned the prosperous Black neighborhood to the ground, murdering whole families and forcing others to leave. It has been described as one of the most violent racial attacks in American history.

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