She stood as the oldest known survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the burning of Greenwood, and the attempted erasure of Black prosperity that white mobs tried to silence forever. Tulsa Mayor ...
Her legacy will be carried forward with the courage and conviction she modeled every day of her life,” Nichols said. Mother Fletcher’s mission reached the halls of Congress when she demanded ...
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TULSA, Okla. — Celebration of life services have been set for Mother Viola Ford Fletcher, who passed away Monday. A service will be held at the Greenwood Cultural Center, located at 322 North ...
Viola Fletcher, one of the last two known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and a plaintiff in a symbolic lawsuit seeking reparations for the attack - one of the worst episodes of racial ...
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years ...
One of the last living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher, has died at the age of 111.Despite being ...