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1921 Race Massacre Survivors | johnhopefranklin

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The purpose of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation Documentary Project was to capture the stories of how the Massacre was passed down generationally. The interviews were conducted with a diverse group of people. and took place over a 12-month period.

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Stories About the 1921 Race Massacre | johnhopefranklin

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The purpose of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation Documentary Project was to capture the stories of how the Massacre was passed down generationally. The interviews were conducted with a diverse group of people. and took place over a 12-month period.

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tulsa massacre survivor at 107 years old testifies that the horror of that day never goes away - cnn

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Tulsa massacre survivor at 107 years old testifies that the horror of that day never goes away

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Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen.

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Decades After the Tulsa Race Massacre, Urban ‘Renewal’ Sparked Black Wall Street’s Second Destruction

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In the 1960s, construction of four federal highways brought the rebuilt neighborhood of Greenwood’s prosperity to an abrupt end

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The Tulsa massacre took place 100 years ago, but it's still clearly ingrained in the minds of survivors Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle.

In a CBS News special airing on May 31 at 10 p.m. ET, the centenarians described the affluent neighborhood of Greenwood, known at the time as "Black Wall Street," before it was destroyed by a White mob in a two-day attack that resulted in about 300 deaths.

"We had friends and played outside and visited with neighbors and was happy there with our parents. Just loved being there," Fletcher, 107, told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King, who anchored "Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy."

Benningfield Randle, 106, painted a similar picture of life in Greenwood before the attack.

"It was getting to be a pretty nice place," she recalled. "They had theater and they had other places of recreation, and they had churches."

But between May 31 and June 1, 1921, the neighborhood was burned down and destroyed.

"They came in and tore it all down," Benningfield Randle said.
To hear more stories from survivors and descendants of Tulsa massacre victims, watch "Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy" Monday, May 31 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.

First published on May 26, 2021 / 9:15 AM

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Tulsa race massacre survivors remember Greenwood before White mob "tore it all down"

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The Tulsa massacre took place 100 years ago, but it's still clearly ingrained in the minds of survivors Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle. In a CBS News special airing on May 31 at 10 p.m.

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It's storytime at Grandme's house, and Keith has never heard the story of Black Wall Street.He's never heard of the vibrant Black business district that once existed in Tulsa, Oklahoma.He's never heard that it sustained over 600 businesses, a church, schools, libraries, theaters, clothing stores, restaurants, and a hospital! It had ice cream and candy stores too.He's also never heard that the first bombs that ever fell on American soil were on Black Wall Street. And he's never heard of the terrible events of May 1920 that razed it all to the ground.Have you?Sit down and listen to Grandme's story to find out what happened and be proud of the way the Black Wall Street people worked together and supported one another.Maybe you will be inspired to become an entrepreneur just like them.

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A Promised Deferred: The Massacre of Black Wall Street

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It's storytime at Grandme's house, and Keith has never heard the story of Black Wall Street.He's never heard of the vibrant Black business district that once existed in Tulsa, Oklahoma.He's never heard that it sustained over 600 businesses, a church, schools, libraries, theaters, clothing stores,...

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At 107, 106 and 100, Remaining Tulsa Massacre Survivors Plead for Justice (Published 2021)

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The three known survivors, who were all children in 1921, offered their firsthand accounts of the race massacre at a hearing in Washington.

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In the immediate aftermath of the Massacre, approximately 6,000 Black Tulsans were forcefully detained in internment camps guarded by armed men and forced to work for free as virtual slaves for the City of Tulsa.

Tulsa city officials eventually dropped all charges against those who participated in the violence of the Massacre. It was their hope that this act of admonition would help alleviate the "humiliation of the citizenry." A grand jury later placed the blame for the Massacre squarely on the shoulders of Black Tulsans, clearing the city of any and all responsibility. Greenwood survivors were blamed for the violence and destruction that annihilated their community.

Rather than attempt to help Greenwood residents rebuild, City and County officials and the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce sought to capitalize on the Greenwood community's losses they caused by making every effort to prevent the reconstruction of Black Wall Street.

None of the survivors of the Massacre were able to collect on their insurance claims, which meant that residents had to rebuild Greenwood on their own dime.

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The Tulsa Race Massacre Aftermath - Justice For Greenwood

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In the immediate aftermath of the Massacre, approximately 6,000 Black Tulsans were forcefully detained in internment camps guarded by armed men and forced to work for free as virtual slaves for the City of Tulsa. Tulsa city officials eventually dropped all charges against those who participated in the violence of the Massacre.

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Remembering survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre who never saw justice

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Today and every day we remember the Tulsa Race Massacre victims, survivors who have lost their lives, as well as those that are still with us.