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Lessie Benningfield Randle, 108, Viola Fletcher, 109, and her brother, Hughes Van Ellis, 102, are the last survivors of the massacre - and have been locked in a legal battle.

Fletcher was 7 years old in 1921 when a deadly and shameful race riot broke out in Tulsa, Oklahoma, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Black people over the span of 18 hours.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, oldest survivor, Tulsa Race Massacre, Dont Let Them Bury My Story, book, Mother Viola Ford Fletcher

/PRNewswire/ -- The Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation announces its formation as a global vehicle to move from polarizing disagreement and inequity to hope and...

FRISCO, Texas, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation announces its formation as a global vehicle to move from polarizin...

/PRNewswire/ -- The Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation announces its formation as a global vehicle to move from polarizing disagreement and inequity to hope and...

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Exploring Fight for Reparations, Racial Justice Across the Country

As we hit the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, we define reparations and the fight for Black equity across the United States

Exploring Fight for Reparations, Racial Justice Across the Country