Today is the cenntenial of the #TulsaRaceMassacre as well as Memorial Day. Massacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis or ‘Uncle Redd’ was honored at standpipe hill, where Black business owners fought for their lives. Uncle Redd served in WWII in what was then a segregated army. 
The event paid remembrance to those lost in the massacre - known and unknown. Members of the community gathered dirt from the hill to represent the lives of those lost #TulsaRaceMassacre #BlackWallStreetLegacyFest
.@RepHankJohnson says Greenwood is ground zero for human rights ‘if we can get it right here, we can get it right everywhere’ #TulsaRaceMassacre #BlackWallStreetLegacyFest
As the remembernce concluded, survivors and speakers danced their way out of the crowd #TulsaRaceMassacre #BlackWallStreetLegacyFest @TiffanyCrutcher
.@RepHankJohnson #BlackWallStreetLegacyFest
.@JacksonLeeTX18 #BlackWallStreetLegacyFest
Take a minute today to learn more about the #TulsaRaceMassacre that changed the lives of so many. We are lucky to have 3 known living survivors to learn from & their story is important.
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