100-Year-Old Survivors' Quest For Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Ends In Dismissal: Politico

An Oklahoma judge, Judge Caroline Wall, has dismissed a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, effectively ending the survivors’ quest for legal justice, Politico reports.

The Dismissal: The lawsuit, initiated by three survivors of the attack, all over 100 years old, was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again, according to Politico. The survivors had hoped to see “justice in their lifetime.”

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The Claims: The lawsuit argued that the actions of the white mob that killed hundreds of Black residents and destroyed the nation’s most prosperous Black business district continue to affect the city today, leading to racial and economic disparities.

It sought a detailed accounting of the property and wealth lost or stolen in the massacre, the construction of a hospital in north Tulsa, and the creation of a victims’ compensation fund, among other things.

Survivor’s Memoir: Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the massacre at 109, recently released a memoir about her life in the shadow of the tragedy. The book will become widely available for purchase in August, according to Politico.

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