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.
'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.
Tulsa massacre survivor at 107 years old testifies that the ... - CNN
WEBMay 19, 2021 · CNN — Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen. An angry White mob rampaged through Tulsa’s Greenwood District in Oklahoma,...
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...
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Lessie Randle, Viola Fletcher call …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Fletcher, 110, condemned the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision last month to dismiss their lawsuit seeking reparations.
Survivors of the Tulsa race massacre are appealing a judge’s ... - CNN
WEBJul 10, 2023 · Lessie Benningfield Randle, 108, Viola Fletcher, 109, and her brother, Hughes Van Ellis, 102, had been locked in a yearslong legal battle against the City of Tulsa and other officials over...
Oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir - The …
WEBJul 4, 2023 · Now, 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. The book will be published by Mocha Media Inc. on Tuesday and becomes widely available for purchase on Aug. 15.
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.
Viola Fletcher is the oldest Tulsa Massacre survivor. Will she see ...
WEBOct 4, 2023 · The oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Massacre, 109-year-old Viola Fletcher, is a key witness for a national movement gaining momentum.
Kamala Harris receives powerful statement of support from Tulsa …
WEBFletcher and Randle were children when they were forced to flee Tulsa during the infamous 1921 race massacre, which saw white law enforcement officers and deputized civilians murder hundreds of ...