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Biden in Tulsa on 100th anniversary of massacre, promises US will not forget
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Tulsa : Biden affirme être venu rompre le silence sur le massacre d Afro-Américains
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The 3 remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre tell their stories (video)
Tulsa USA – Greenwood and Archer – Famous Black Wall Street where historical Tulsa Massacre took place (Photo credit: Shutterstock – Vineyard Perspective)
As it stands, there are just three known living individuals who survived the 1921 destruction of the Greenwood district in Tulsa. These individuals are presently are plaintiffs in a reparations lawsuit filed in 2020 that suggests that the city of Tulsa and the state of Oklahoma are responsible for what transpired on May 31, 1921.
The plaintiffs of the lawsuit include relatives of those impacted by the 1921 Tulsa massacre and the few remaining survivors: Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis. Below are their stories based on their recent testimony at the House Judiciary subcommittee last week.
Joe Biden in Tulsa On Tuesday (06-01-21), at the site of the worst destruction in American history, of a Black community, a bustling economy and its people, President
Joe Biden marked the commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre. It was 100 years ago this week that White mobs killed hundreds of Black citizens, injured thousands more and destroyed a once-thriving business district and neighborhoods.
Mr. Biden was the first sitting president to participate in remembrances of the destruction of what Booker T. Washington first called, “Black Wall Street.” As part of his visit to Tulsa, the President met with survivors, Viola Fletcher, Hughes Van Ellis and Lessie Benningfield Randle, who are 101 to 107 years old, and toured the Greenwood Cultural Center.
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