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Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Set to Receive Ghanaian Citizenship at Ceremony in Washington

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Viola Fletcher, the 108-year-old survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, and her 101-year-old brother, Van Ellis, will acquire Ghanaian citizenship during a ceremony at Ghana’s embassy in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 28. In 2021, Fletcher, called “Mother Fletcher,” and Ellis, often called “Uncle Red,” […]

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