Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim ...
WEBJul 4, 2023 — Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher gestures while speaking during an interview with The Associated Press, Friday, June 16, 2023, in New York. At age 109, Fletcher is releasing a memoir about the life she lived in the shadow of the massacre after a white mob laid waste to the once-thriving Black enclave known as Greenwood.
Justice Department will launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa …
WEB1 hour ago — Damario Solomon-Simmons, an attorney for the last known survivors of the massacre, 110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle, described Clarke's announcement as a ...
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit brought by survivors …
WEBJun 13, 2024 — CNN — The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit arguing the remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre should be compensated by the city for damages Wednesday, dealing a blow to their...
Last remaining Tulsa Race Massacre survivors argue for ... - ABC News
WEBApr 2, 2024 — Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Ford Fletcher, both 109 years old, went to the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon to appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit against the City of Tulsa for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
'They were killing all the Black people': This 107-year-old still ...
WEBMay 31, 2021 — Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when white armed mobs descended on Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing Black people and destroying an economic mecca.
A final chance for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre ... - CNN
WEBApr 1, 2024 — 109-year-old Viola Ford Fletcher, otherwise known as "Mother Fletcher," sits with CNN for an interview. She is one of two living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Surrounded by friends and family, oldest Tulsa Race Massacre …
WEBMay 11, 2024 — Surrounded by friends and family, oldest Tulsa Race Massacre survivor turns 110. Viola Fletcher celebrates her 110th birthday on Friday, May 10, 2024. One of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is now 110 years old.
Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Testify In Reparations Pursuit - NPR
WEBMay 19, 2021 — Viola Fletcher, along with two other survivors of the siege of a Black neighborhood by a white mob, testify before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, almost exactly 100 years after the riot.
Tulsa massacre survivor Viola Fletcher releases memoir at 109 …
WEBAug 7, 2023 — 109-year-old Tulsa massacre survivor becomes oldest woman in the world to release a memoir. In “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story,” Viola Fletcher recalls the horrific night in 1921 when America’s “Black Wall Street” was burned to the ground.
Viola Fletcher is the oldest Tulsa Massacre survivor. Will she see ...
WEBOct 4, 2023 — The century-long fight was alive again. The oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Massacre, 109-year-old Viola Fletcher, is a key witness for a national movement gaining momentum.