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'Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 102. A symbol of resilience and advocate for reparations.' #TulsaRaceMassacre #reparations
The death of Van Ellis, a World War II veteran, leaves only two known survivors of the 1921 massacre that killed hundreds of Black residents.
Hughes Van Ellis died on October 10, he was one of the last three known Black Tulsans, who lived through a 1921 race massacre | World News
"Please do not let me leave this earth without justice," Hughes Van Ellis said in 2021, the centennial of the racist violence that destroyed a thriving community once known as Black Wall Street.
Hughes Van Ellis, a survivor of the 1920 Tulsa Race Massacre, died on Monday. He was 102 years old. Van Ellis was one of three remaining survivors of the massacre, along with his sister, Viola Fletcher. Van Ellis was only a baby when a mob of white Tulsans began burning homes and businesses in Greenwood,…