Viola Ford Fletcher, Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor, Dies at 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and known affectionately as “Mother Fletcher,” passed away on Monday at the age of 111, surrounded by family in a Tulsa hospital. Born on May 10, 1914 in Comanche, Oklahoma, Fletcher moved to the Greenwood District of Tulsa as a child. At age 7, she witnessed the violence…
