11/25/2025
Viola “Mother” Fletcher, the oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, has passed away.
Mother Fletcher was a living monument to our history, our grief, and our fight. A century after the flames of Greenwood, she stood before Congress and demanded reparations, recognition, and repair.
She spent her life reminding America of the truth it tried to forget and urging us to build a future worthy of the lives lost and the legacy she protected.
Rest well, Mother Fletcher.