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Viola Fletcher, Last Tulsa Massacre Survivor, Dies at 111

11/24/2025

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Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111, announced by Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols.
She witnessed the destruction of Black Wall Street, the Greenwood neighborhood attacked by white citizens, with up to 300 deaths and mass homelessness.
Fletcher testified in Congress seeking reparations for the trauma endured.
Her passing leaves Lessie Evelyn Benningfield as the sole remaining witness to the massacre.

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Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111, announced by Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols.
She witnessed the destruction of Black Wall Street, the Greenwood neighborhood attacked by white citizens, with up to 300 deaths and mass homelessness.
Fletcher testified in Congress seeking reparations for the trauma endured.
Her passing leaves Lessie Evelyn Benningfield as the sole remaining witness to the massacre.