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Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Urge Biden to Reopen Investigation

Oklahoma Supreme Court's dismissal of reparations lawsuit prompts survivors to seek federal intervention under Emmett Till Act.

  • Survivors Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Ford Fletcher, both over 100 years old, call for justice and accountability.
  • The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently dismissed the survivors' lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 massacre.
  • The survivors' legal team argues the massacre's long-term impacts include ongoing racial disparities in Tulsa.
  • Attorneys claim the city of Tulsa benefits financially from the historic Black Wall Street while survivors receive no compensation.
  • The survivors' plea includes a request for the Department of Justice to investigate the massacre as a cold case.
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