Tulsa Race Massacre: Lawsuit dismissal tragic

Re: “Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre” [July 9, Nation]:

I used to be so upset and saddened to learn the article on how Choose Caroline Wall threw out the lawsuit searching for reparations for the heinous1921 Tusla Race Bloodbath. Lots of of Black Individuals had been murdered by a white mob aided by public officers who supplied firearms and ammunition to the mob, with the Oklahoma Nationwide Guard collaborating within the mass arrest of residents of the Greenwood District of Tulsa. 

For the three survivors of the bloodbath who’re over 100 years previous and sued with the hope of seeing some semblance of justice of their lifetimes: Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis, I need to guarantee you that your efforts weren’t in useless.

These of us who proceed working for what’s greatest about our nation — versus what’s worst — will keep in mind your names. You’ll go down in historical past as standing as much as blatant injustice and preventing the great battle.

I can hardly wait to purchase Fletcher’s memoir about surviving the bloodbath when it turns into obtainable in August. Thanks for writing it so we are able to be taught extra about what occurred.

Annette Peizer, Seattle