Tulsa Race Massacre survivor “Mother” Randle turns 108 years old
WEBNov 10, 2022 — One of three known living survivors of one of the nation’s most horrific instances of racial domestic terrorism celebrated her 108th birthday on Thursday, Nov. 10. “Mother” Lessie Benningfield Randle continues to wait for justice as she blows out another year’s worth of birthday candles.
Nearing 109, and Still Waiting for Her Day in Court - The New York Times
WEBNov 7, 2023 — Lessie Benningfield Randle survived the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. Her lawyers are making what they say is a final bid to keep her case alive.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Tulsa Massacre Lawsuit
WEBJun 12, 2024 — The decision may well be the final legal stop for Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Ford Fletcher, 110, who were young children at the time.
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit brought by survivors …
WEBJun 13, 2024 — Survivors Hughes Van Ellis, Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle initally filed the lawsuit in 2021. Ellis died last year at the age of 102.
A final chance for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre ... - CNN
WEBApr 1, 2024 — It’s part of why she’s at the center of what’s been a yearslong court battle for reparations alongside fellow survivor 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle and the estate of Fletcher’s late...
Last survivors of Tulsa race massacre call for US investigation
WEBJul 2, 2024 — Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Fletcher, 110, condemned the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision last month to dismiss their lawsuit seeking reparations.
Survivors of the Tulsa race massacre are appealing a judge’s ... - CNN
WEBJul 10, 2023 — Lessie Benningfield Randle, 108, Viola Fletcher, 109, and her brother, Hughes Van Ellis, 102, had been locked in a yearslong legal battle against the City of Tulsa and other officials over...
WEBMay 19, 2021 — Mother Randle's Written Testimony for the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, May 19, 2021: I am blessed and honored to be talking with you today.
Survivors remember Tulsa race massacre 100 years later as Biden …
WEBTULSA, Okla., May 31 (Reuters) - Lessie Benningfield Randle, 106, can still remember a house engulfed in flames and bodies stacked in truckbeds - horrors that 100 years later led to a pledge by...
Survivors of Tulsa race riots fight for reparations 100 years later - NPR
WEBJul 10, 2023 — The living victims who are seeking reparations for the massacre include Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher, and Hughes Van Ellis, all over 100 years old.