The plan to create a trail was initially approved in 2023, with the aim to connect 13 historically Black towns and significant Civil Rights locations.
"She impacted so many people's lives… So it was just amazing to see so many people come out," said a funeral attendee.
Oklahoma will come together on Nov. 29 to honor the life of Viola "Mother" Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black ...
The oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre died yesterday. Viola Ford Fletcher was 111 years old. Elizabeth Caldwell from member station KWGS has this remembrance. ELIZABETH CALDWELL, BYLINE: ...
A contingent of Mexican army Special Forces soldiers have been deployed to the state of Chihuahua as part of anti-crime efforts following a recent mass killing during a horse race in Parral. A ...
TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa icon and one of only two known remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre passed away at the age of 111. FOX23 was there earlier this year when Mother Viola Fletcher ...
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TULSA, Oklahoma — Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last living witnesses to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died Monday at 111, Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols confirmed. Her death marks the near end of a ...
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died at the age of 111 on Monday, in a hospital surrounded by her family, according to her grandson. “Mother Fletcher endured ...