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100 Years After Massacre, Tulsa Churches Honour Holy Ground, Demand Reparations

A candlelight vigil and a visit by President Joe Biden are planned in Tulsa to mark the massacre in the city 100 years ago.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre 100 Years Later: Why Descendants Are Demanding Reparations For The Racial Terrorism Their Ancestors Faced

Those whose family members lived through the devastation of 1921 say that event is directly linked to the racial struggles of today.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre was 100 years ago Its Oldest Living Survivor, Viola Fletcher, Told Her Story to Congress

The Tulsa Race Massacre was 100 years ago. Its Oldest Living Survivor, Viola Fletcher, Told Her Story to Congress. Essence 1 hr ago Malaika Jabali © Provided by Essence The Tulsa Race Massacre was 100 years ago. Its Oldest Living Survivor, Viola Fletcher, Told Her Story to Congress. Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images At age 107, Viola Fletcher has seen plenty of life, but she’d never traveled to the nation’s capital. Recently, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre appeared before members of Congress seeking long overdue justice for her people and community. “I’m here asking my country to acknowledge what happened in Tulsa in 1921,” she said.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre was 100 years ago Its Oldest Living Survivor, Viola Fletcher, Told Her Story to Congress

The Tulsa Race Massacre was 100 years ago Its Oldest Living Survivor, Viola Fletcher, Told Her Story to Congress
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Tulsa Black Massacre of 100 Years Ago: Lessons for Nigeria

THE VIEW FROM AMERICA Chido Nwangwu, Publisher of USAfricaonline.com draws attention to the blood-cuddling testimony of a witness to the century old premeditated murder of Black people in Oklahoma, United States of America and the similarity to the quest for justice by oppressed ethnic nationalities in Nigeria “I am 107 years old and have never seen justice. I pray that one day I will. I have been blessed with a long life and have seen the best and worst of this country. I think about the terror inflicted upon Black people in this country every day…. They burned houses and businesses. They just took what they wanted out of the buildings then they burned them. They murdered people. We were told they just dumped the dead bodies into the river…. I remember running outside of our house. I ran past dead bodies. It wasn’t a pretty sight. I still see it today in my mind 100 years later,” recalls the great grand dame, Viola Fletcher, in her heartbreaking testimony on Wednesda

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