One of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre dies at 102
Hughes “Uncle Red” Van Ellis died on Monday, according to a family publicist.
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Hughes “Uncle Red” Van Ellis died on Monday, according to a family publicist.
Anneliese M. Bruner, great-granddaughter of a Tulsa survivor, spoke to the The Root in order to place the loss of Van Ellis in a historical context.
After the passing of Hughes Van Ellis, legal experts are fighting for reparations for the two remaining Tulsa Race Massacre survivors – before it's too late. | TAG24
Hughes Van Ellis, the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, spent his latter years pursuing justice for his family and other descendants of the attack.
He was 5-months-old when a white mob destroyed much of Tulsa's thriving black neighborhood.