dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔɪl bˈuːm ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z, ɡɹˈiːnwʊd wʌz hˈoʊm tə sˈɛvɹəl səksˈɛsfəl ænd pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌɑːntɹɪpɹənˈʊɹz.
During the oil boom of the 1920s, Greenwood was home to several successful and prominent African-American entrepreneurs.