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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111  The New York Times Viola Ford Fletcher, one of last survivors of Tulsa race massacre, dies aged 111  The Guardian Former President Barack Obama comments on death of Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Fletcher  KOCO Oldest living survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre dies at 111 years old  CNN City mourns Mother Viola …

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died at 111 years old Monday, her grandson Ike Howard confirmed. “She had a beautiful smile on her face,” Howard told CNN. “She loved life, she loved people.” Fletcher sat with CNN multiple times for interviews in recent years as she and other living survivors pursued a lawsuit …