Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, Dead at 111

Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the infamous 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in which affluent black neighborhoods were burned to the ground by white racists, has died at the age of 111.

Mayor Monroe Nichols of Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced Fletcher’s passing in a statement on Monday, though he did not say when or where she died.

“Today, our city mourns the loss of Mother Viola Fletcher – a survivor of one of the darkest chapters in our city’s history. Mother Fletcher endured more than anyone should, yet she spent her life lighting a path forward with purpose,” Nichols said.

File/Buildings burning during race riots, Greenwood District, Tulsa…

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