Viola Fletcher in Washington on May 19, 2021. – CNP / NEWSCOM
“I have waited so long for justice to be served. »Three hundred-year-old survivors of a racist massacre of African-Americans perpetrated in 1921 in Tulsa (Oklahoma), in the United States, delivered this Wednesday their extraordinary testimonies by asking that their country finally recognize their painful history, the consequences still lingering today.
“I relive the massacre every day. 107-year-old Viola Fletcher traveled to Washington for the first time to share her poignant memories before the House Judiciary Committee. A powerful testimony accessible in this video from our partner Brut.