Massacre Survivors Denied Reparations – Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Historic Lawsuit
Tulsa, Oklahoma – The Supreme Court of Oklahoma made a significant ruling on Wednesday, dismissing a lawsuit brought forth by the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The court’s decision was in response to a plea for reparations by survivors of one of the most horrific incidents of racial violence against Black individuals in American history. Four years ago, survivors Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher, and Hughes Van Ellis initiated the lawsuit …