Viola Fletcher

Culture & History

The oldest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre says reparations are owed

Andrea Y. Henderson

The East St. Louis race riot in 1917 is one of the most violent race massacres in the country and the most violent riot in the area. This riot was a predecessor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, and Viola Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the riot, said Tuesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville that reparations are due to survivors and their descendants.