By Victor Omondi
To mark 100 years after the horrific Tulsa race massacre, the Justice for Greenwood Foundation will award the three living survivors a $300K gift. The move comes after years of calls for reparations and justice for the survivors of the Greenwood murders.
May 31 and June 1, 1921, saw all hell break loose on the thriving Black neighborhood of Greenwood, “Black Wall Street,” when white rioters rampaged the town and caused mayhem. As a result, hundreds of Black lives were lost, businesses burned down, and homes destroyed, leaving nearly 10,000 people homeless. Until today no survivor of this massacre nor their relatives has ever been compensated.
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The three remaining survivors Mother Viola Fletcher, Mother Lessie Benningfield, and Hughes Van Ellis, will each receive $100K of the compensation gift. The gift was made possible through fundraising efforts, supporters of the Justice for Greenwood foundation, and the Color of Change members.
“This gift for the survivors of the Tulsa massacre shows that we have the power to demand justice for Black communities in Tulsa and all across the country,” said Damario Solomon Simmons, founder and executive director of the Justice for Greenwood Foundation, during a press release.
Fletcher, 107, together with the other two survivors, recently testified before congress, recounting the events of the Tulsa Massacre.
Source: Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors to Receive $300K Compensation
