Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which claimed the lives of 300 people and seared an ugly memory for generations of Black Oklahomans and Black America, has passed away at the age of 111.
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols confirmed Fletcher’s passing, saying Fletcher “endured more than anyone should.”
“Today, our city mourns the loss of Mother Viola Fletcher – a survivor of one of the darkest chapters in our city’s history,” he wrote on Instagram. “Mother Fletcher endured more than anyone should, yet she spent her life lighting a path forward with purpose.” Read more at www.thegrio.com.
