Last night I was told one of the last living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre had died. Hughes Van Ellis aka “Uncle Redd” was 102 years old. This is what he told me in 2022 after their case for reparations cleared a key hurdle.
In July, an Oklahoma judge dismissed the survivors’ lawsuit against the city. The survivors have since appealed. The state Supreme Court said it would consider the appeal, but it’s unclear when. Ellis’ grand-nephew told me “he died waiting on justice.” cnn.com/2023/10/09/us/…
@OmarJimenez @AttorneyCrump The president and vice president of the United States should be watching this!
@OmarJimenez America is not a shining city on a hill. Nothing can diminish or marginalize the violent racist history of this nation. Bible in one hand; racism and hatred in the other hand clinched as a fist.
@OmarJimenez @SportsbyBrooks God Bless Mr Van Ellis.
@OmarJimenez @AttorneyCrump May he rest in power. 🙏🏻❤️
@OmarJimenez @AttorneyCrump RIP Mr. Hughes Van Ellis (Uncle Redd) May your legacy live on,Sir 🙏🏽✝️✅