She left her words in the archives of Oklahoma State University through oral histories that insisted history would not escape the sound of her voice. Her labor began early. During World War II, she ...

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 ...

Loved ones will gather to remember Viola Fletcher, who survived the Tulsa Race Massacre, during two memorials Saturday, Nov. 29.

Oklahoma will come together on November 29 to honor the life of Viola “Mother” Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the ...

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 great shame of Viola Fletcher’s passing this week is that she never witnessed justice served for what was done over two ...

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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Supporting efforts to address the lingering wounds of the massacre is crucial.

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.