Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.

One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre's last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma, has died at the age of 111.
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Viola Ford Fletcher, Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, dies at 111

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest Tulsa Race Massacre living survivor, has died at 111 years old. Here’s what we know.

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, dies at 111

DALLAS (AP) — Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.

Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus mourns death of Viola Fletcher

OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) — The Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus released a statement on the death of Viola Fletcher. Fletcher died Monday at age 111. She was the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Viola Fletcher's life honored as testament to resilience, advocacy for reparations

Viola “Mother” Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at the age of 111.Fletcher spent her life ensuring the story
The Washington Informer

Viola Fletcher, Voice of Greenwood and Global Symbol of Resilience, Dies at 111

Viola Fletcher, the oldest known survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 111. Her legacy of fighting for justice continues.
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