Hughes “Uncle Red” Van Ellis died on Monday, according to a family publicist.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA - JUNE 01: Survivor Hughes Van Ellis smiles for a portrait at a rally during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 01, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. President Biden stopped in Tulsa to commemorate the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Van Ellis was 6 months old when his family fled a white mob that killed hundreds of Black people and decimated a thriving Oklahoma community more than a century ago, publicist Mocha Ochoa said in a statement about his death.
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