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Posted on Oct 10, 2023
Hughes Van Ellis, who asked for justice over Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 102
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He was one of the last known living survivors of one of the worst events in U.S. history: the Tulsa Race Massacre, when mobs of white people waged an all-out assault on a thriving Black community.
Hughes Van Ellis died on Monday at age 102. He spent decades seeking compensation for the massacre — for himself, his family and his community.
"Please do not let me leave this earth without justice," Ellis said in 2021, testifying on Capitol Hill in a hearing to mark the centennial of the racist attack.
Ellis, who was known as "Uncle Redd," died on Monday in Denver, Colo., his family said in a statement shared with NPR by Oklahoma state Rep. Regina Goodwin.
He was one of the last known living survivors of one of the worst events in U.S. history: the Tulsa Race Massacre, when mobs of white people waged an all-out assault on a thriving Black community.
Hughes Van Ellis died on Monday at age 102. He spent decades seeking compensation for the massacre — for himself, his family and his community.
"Please do not let me leave this earth without justice," Ellis said in 2021, testifying on Capitol Hill in a hearing to mark the centennial of the racist attack.
Ellis, who was known as "Uncle Redd," died on Monday in Denver, Colo., his family said in a statement shared with NPR by Oklahoma state Rep. Regina Goodwin.
Hughes Van Ellis, who asked for justice over Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 102
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"Hughes Van Ellis died on Monday at age 102. He spent decades seeking compensation for the massacre — for himself, his family and his community. "Please do not let me leave this earth without justice," Ellis said in 2021, testifying on Capitol Hill in a hearing to mark the centennial of the racist attack."...
"Hughes Van Ellis died on Monday at age 102. He spent decades seeking compensation for the massacre — for himself, his family and his community. "Please do not let me leave this earth without justice," Ellis said in 2021, testifying on Capitol Hill in a hearing to mark the centennial of the racist attack."...
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