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Tulsa Race Massacre Descendant Talks Death Of Hughes Van Ellis, One Of Its Last Remaining Survivors
Anneliese M. Bruner, great-granddaughter of a Tulsa survivor, spoke to the The Root in order to place the loss of Van Ellis in a historical context.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Will Consider Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors
There are only three living survivors from the horrific 1921 attack.
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Tulsa Massacre Survivors Get $1 Million Donation
Philanthropist Ed Mitzen wanted to help out the centenarians.
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Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Allowed To Move Forward
“We want [the survivors] to see justice in their lifetime,” says civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons
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The Stories We've Told: A Look at the Tulsa Race Massacre From The Root Archives
The first time most (white) Americans likely heard about the Tulsa Race Massacre was when HBO’s Watchmen opened its first episode—aired on October 20, 2019—with the devastating reenactment of the death and destruction that took place on May 31-June 1 in Greenwood, the Black neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street.” Or if they missed that,…