Incredible testimony and history in H. Judiciary this am on the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Going to tweet out the words 107-year-old survivor Viola Fletcher said this am.
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Going to tweet out the words 107-year-old survivor Viola Fletcher said this am.
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107 yo Viola Fletcher on the Tulsa Race Massacre 100 years ago.
"On May 31st, 1921, I went to bed in my family's home in the Greenwood neighborhood
of Tulsa. ... My family had a beautiful home. We had great neighbors
and I had friends to play with. I felt safe."
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"On May 31st, 1921, I went to bed in my family's home in the Greenwood neighborhood
of Tulsa. ... My family had a beautiful home. We had great neighbors
and I had friends to play with. I felt safe."
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"I had everything a child could need. I had a bright
future ahead of me. ...
Within a few hours, all of that was gone. The night of the Massacre I was woken up by
my family. My parents and five siblings were there. I was told we had to leave. And that was it. "
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future ahead of me. ...
Within a few hours, all of that was gone. The night of the Massacre I was woken up by
my family. My parents and five siblings were there. I was told we had to leave. And that was it. "
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"I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our house. I still see Black
men being shot, and Black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. I still see Black businesses being burned. "
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men being shot, and Black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. I still see Black businesses being burned. "
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107 yo Viola Fletcher, more: "I still hear airplanes flying overhead. I hear the screams. I live through the Massacre every day.
Our country may forget this history. I cannot. I will not. The other survivors do not. And
our descendants do not."
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Our country may forget this history. I cannot. I will not. The other survivors do not. And
our descendants do not."
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"My country, state, +
city took a lot from me. Despite this, I spent time supporting the war effort in the shipyards ... But for most of my life, I was a domestic worker serving white families. I never made much money. To this day, I can barely afford my everyday needs."
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city took a lot from me. Despite this, I spent time supporting the war effort in the shipyards ... But for most of my life, I was a domestic worker serving white families. I never made much money. To this day, I can barely afford my everyday needs."
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"I am 107 years old and have never seen justice. I pray that one day I will."
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