Up to 300 Black people are estimated to have been killed during the Tulsa massacre, and 100 years later, survivors continue to demand justice.
Survivor Viola Fletcher is given flowers during a soil dedication ceremony for victims of the 1921 Tulsa massacre on May 31, 2021.
“These bones have been speaking out for a long time,” said Kristi Williams, chair of the Greater Tulsa African American Affairs Commission. “We can’t let the past drag us along, we have to take those steps to move forward,” she said. “What are the next things we do to unify and keep each other strong?”
While many in the crowd were Black Tulsans, either descendants of the massacre victims or people whose families have lived with its ramifications for years, other attendees had travelled to the city to bear witness.
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