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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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