101 years ago, a White mob fueled by hate, looted and destroyed nearly 40 square blocks of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, known as the #BlackWallStreet.
We must never forget the hundreds of lives and livelihoods that were lost during the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre of 1921.
We must never forget the hundreds of lives and livelihoods that were lost during the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre of 1921.
Last year, @HouseJudiciary held a hearing to commemorate the Tulsa-Greenwood Race Massacre and the Committee heard from some of the last remaining survivors.
Mother Viola Fletcher, now 108, described the terror she experienced on that night.
Mother Viola Fletcher, now 108, described the terror she experienced on that night.
Hughes Van Ellis, now 101, explained how the Tulsa Race Massacre isn't just a footnote in the history books, but something the survivors and their decedents live with every day.
Mother Randle, who is now 107 years old, still remembers the destruction of her community and how the Massacre cut her childhood short.
It has been 101 years since the #TulsaRaceMassacre and the survivors and their decedents continue to suffer from the effects of that horrific and cruel event.
Congress must correct this historic injustice.
Congress must correct this historic injustice.
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