Hughes Van Ellis (left), a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor and World War II veteran, and Viola Fletcher (second right), oldest living survivor of the massacre, testify about the massacre’s ongoing impact before the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021. "I have lived through the massacre every day," Fletcher told lawmakers. "Our country may forget this history, but I cannot."
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