Viola Fletcher - Wikipedia
WEBViola Fletcher (née Ford; born May 10, 1914), also known as Mother Fletcher, is the oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre and a supercentenarian. One hundred years after the massacre, she testified before …
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim ...
WEBJul 4, 2023 · Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Friday, June 16, 2023, in New York. Fletcher said fear of reprisal for speaking out had influenced years of near-silence about the massacre.
'They were killing all the Black people': This 107-year-old still ...
WEBMay 31, 2021 · Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when white armed mobs descended on Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing Black people and destroying an economic mecca.
Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Testify In Reparations Pursuit - NPR
WEBMay 19, 2021 · Viola Fletcher, along with two other survivors of the siege of a Black neighborhood by a white mob, testify before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, almost exactly 100 years after the riot.
Tulsa massacre survivor at 107 years old testifies that the horror of ...
WEBMay 19, 2021 · Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen. An angry White mob rampaged through Tulsa’s Greenwood District in...
Who is Viola Ford Fletcher?
WEBViola Fletcher, also known as Mother Fletcher, is an empowered woman and humanitarian who exemplifies grace, dignity, resiliency, perseverance, and pragmatism. She is a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister who knows how to move through challenging circumstances.
Viola Fletcher, 107, survivor of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, wants ...
WEBMay 19, 2021 · Viola Fletcher, who lived through the Tulsa Race Massacre a century ago, is among the survivors who testified before Congress on May 19. They are seeking reparations for one of the worst...
Viola Fletcher is the oldest Tulsa Massacre survivor. Will she see ...
WEBOct 4, 2023 · The oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Massacre, 109-year-old Viola Fletcher, is a key witness for a national movement gaining momentum.
A Survivor Tries to Break the Curse of Tulsa Race Massacre | TIME
WEBMay 29, 2021 · 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Fletcher's family still grapples with the trauma and economic devastation of the rampage.
Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim ...
WEBJul 4, 2023 · Now, at age 109, Fletcher is releasing a memoir about the life she lived in the shadow of the massacre, after a white mob laid waste to the once-thriving Black enclave known as Greenwood. The book will be published by Mocha Media Inc. on Tuesday and becomes widely available for purchase on Aug. 15.