Viola Ford Fletcher, last Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, dies at 111

Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, passed away at 111, surrounded by family in a Tulsa hospital. As a child, she witnessed the horrific attack on her community, which was largely forgotten for decades. Fletcher spent her life advocating for justice and reparations, co-authoring a memoir and testifying before Congress. Her legacy is marked by her resilience and commitment to ensuring the history of the massacre is not forgotten.

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