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By Marian Wright Edelman On Oct. 9, Hughes Van Ellis, who was one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre,...

I MessengerNovember 12, 2023

By Lauren Victoria Burke One of only three known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre has died on October 9 at the age of...

I MessengerOctober 21, 2023

By DeNeen L. BrownThe Philadelphia Tribune Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died Monday...

I MessengerOctober 14, 2023

“I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. I still see Black men being shot, Black bodies...

I MessengerJune 7, 2021