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

Viola Fletcher, oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 111

From Tulsa to Ghana, Mother Fletcher’s Long Journey Comes to a Close at 111

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Mother Viola Fletcher, who carried the memory of Tulsa’s shame and the nation’s unfinished business longer than any other living soul, died on November 24 at age 111. 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 Monroe Nichols said …

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

Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the infamous 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at the age of 111.

Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies aged 111

The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is regarded as one of the worst episodes of racial violence in US history.

Viola Fletcher, Oldest Living Survivor Of Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies At 111

The Greenwood native, one of the last living survivors, turned personal terror into testimony, demanding recognition, reparations and a full accounting of 1921.

Oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, who brought atrocities to light, dies at 111

When Viola Fletcher was just a young girl, she witnessed her Oklahoma neighborhood go up in flames as white citizens sparked what would become known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. It was one of the most destructive acts of racial violence in American history, but it largely went unnoticed until Fletcher and a few other survivors began telling their stories.  Fletcher became known for sharing countless stories about that day in June 1921, noting how…