Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre Appeal Dismissal of Reparations Lawsuit
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN
The last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, along with their attorneys, are appealing a judge's decision to dismiss their lawsuit seeking reparations. The survivors, aged 102 to 109, had been in a legal battle against the City of Tulsa over the destruction of the Greenwood neighborhood, also known as "Black Wall Street," by a violent white mob. The judge's dismissal of the case has been criticized as another example of racial harm and injustice borne by Black communities. The survivors and their attorneys plan to appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court and are calling for a federal investigation into the massacre.