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With respect and honor, and they came back to the united states and they found none. >> we have black veterans in greenwood. they fought for their country. they fought for their freedom, so when they come home, they expect to be respected. but what they come home to is again more jim crow laws, more prejudice and more restrictions on their freedom that they fought for. >> after world war i there are a number of incidences of black soldiers in uniform being lynched by white mobs. >> it's pretty stunning and remarkable. the idea is we're going to show you what your place is. we don't care whethe...

May 31, 2021 1921 Tulsa Massacre survivor proudly fought during WWII. Now the Army Vet tells Newsy he's in a battle of a different sort — a fight for reparations. SHOW TRANSCRIPT "We lost so much. I believe if all this hadn’t happened when i was a child they would’ve been better in life," Hughes Van Ellis told Newsy.  This is Hughes Van Ellis. He and his attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons sat down with Newsy to share his story of perseverance and hope following the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. He and his sister Viola Fletcher are among the only living survivors of one of the most brutal att...

>> we fought in combat units in france where they are treated with respect and honor and they came back to the united states and found none. >> we have black veterans in greenwood. they fought for their freedom. what they come home to is jim crow law, more prejudice and religious to their freedom that they fought for. >> after world war i, there are a number of incidents of black soldiers in uniform being lynched by white mobs. it is stunning and remarkable. the idea is we are going to show you what your place is. we don't care whether you fought

Folks. >> over 100 people, most black, killed by white mobs. >> they called it a massacre. >> they were buried in unmarked graves. >> they controlled the narrative. >> there was a systematic cover-up. >> until now. >> we have a responsibility and obligation to find the truth. >> "dreamland: the burning of black wall street." hi, and good afternoon. thank you so much for joining me. i'm jessica dean in this weekend for fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with america returning to normalcy this memorial day weekend, as most states ditch mask mandates for people who have gotten vaccinated. ...

Massacre. may 31 irs through june 1, 1921, saw one of the worst massacres in american history. white mobs destroyed tulsa's greenwood district known as black wall street. even today mass graves are being discovered. it's an atrocity we as a country and tulsa as a community are still struggling with a century later. black residents there say they continue to grapple with lingering emotional, social and economic effects. joining us now from tulsa my friend tiffany cross. great to see you as always, and you have been there on the ground doing reporting. you've been talking to descendants of the m...