We have her full obituary HERE. A public memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday at the Bartlesville Community Center.

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 Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died at 111 years old Monday, her grandson Ike Howard told CNN.

The fact that she died without any meaningful redress — not for herself, her family, or her community — isn’t just a ...

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One of the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma has died. Viola Ford Fletcher was 111. Her ...

Viola Fletcher, who survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and spent decades advocating for justice, has died at age 111.

CNN’s Omar Jimenez reflects on his multiple interviews with Viola Ford Fletcher. Court official dismisses Justice ...

Viola Ford Fletcher was a child when the Tulsa Massacre happened, but she fought for justice for the victims of the massacre ...

Born in 1926 as Burton Carpenter Meyer, he enlisted in the Navy and served for two years as an aircraft mechanic. After ...