Tulsa race massacre survivors back in court April 2nd
TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) - The last two survivors of the 1921 Race Massacre are set to make a appearance at the State Capitol.
Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle and Mother Viola Ford Fletchers, both age 109 are set to attend the final court battle of their fight for relief after the Greenwood District was mobbed and left many black families displaced and wounded.
Both survivors are looking to petition the courts for reparations at the State Capitol April 2. Previously, an Oklahoma judge has dismissed eight plaintiffs and two entities from a lawsuit seeking reparations for survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The order, signed by Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall, allows the three known massacre survivors, Lessie Benningfield "Mother" Randle, 106, Viola "Mother" Fletcher, 107, and Hughes Van Ellis, Sr., 101, to continue seeking reparations under the state nuisance laws