Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial; Survivors Seek Reparations

The centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre brought renewed national attention. President Biden visited Tulsa. Three survivors — Lessie Benningfield Randle, Hughes Van Ellis, and Viola Fletcher — testified before Congress seeking reparations. A 2020 commission report recommended direct payments to survivors and descendants. Oklahoma courts dismissed a reparations lawsuit in 2023.