"We were victims of a lie"
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CentenariansPeople from OklahomaWomen born in the 1910s20th-century African-American women21st-century African-American women
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Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir 4 July, 2023
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Viola Fletcher
Viola Ford Fletcher known as Mother Fletcher (born 10 May 1914 - died 24 November 2025) was the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race massacre that took place on 31 May 1921, in Greenwood district, Tulsa.
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