A century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, which left an estimated 300 people dead in one of the worst displays of racial violence in American history, survivors are fighting to make sure it’s never forgotten. MorganRadford has this week’s SundaySpotlight.
against the city, county and other local authorities in Tulsa and are seeking a victims' fund. To amplify their calls for justice, Van Ellis and Fletcher both testified before a House committee earlier this month.
If the lawsuit is successful, Fletcher hopes a victims' fund will help her family and anyone else who survived the massacre. "I think everybody should have a share of that — not that it will bring back the feeling, but it would make us comfortable," she said."I could live more comfortable with things that I need, like ... transportation and taking trips, a nice big trip, like going to Africa."
Fletcher also wants the money to benefit the descendants of those who lived in Greenwood in 1921 by" them to try to go to college and get a good education and good jobs. Then they would be able to do the things they wanted to do," she said.Over the course of his lifetime, which almost began with the Tulsa Race Massacre, Van Ellis said he's seen the country make some progress on its treatment of Black people.Chrissy Callahan covers a range of topics for TODAY.
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