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1. apnews.com › article › tulsa-race-massacre-1921What we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of ...

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Attorneys for the two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre said Thursday they will petition the Oklahoma Supreme Court for a rehearing in the case seeking reparations for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history.

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2. law.justia.com › cases › oklahomaRandle v. City of Tulsa :: 2024 :: Oklahoma Supreme Court ...

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   Randle v. City of Tulsa. Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and representatives of the estate of a deceased survivor filed a lawsuit against the City of Tulsa, the Tulsa Regional Chamber, the Board of County Commissioners for Tulsa County, the Sheriff of Tulsa County, and the Oklahoma Military Department.

3. www.yahoo.com › news › tulsa-race-massacre-lawsuitTulsa Race Massacre lawsuit ends with Oklahoma Supreme Court ...

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Today (June 12), the New York Times revealed that the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The decision dealt a blow to...

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4. news.bloomberglaw.com › litigation › tulsa-raceTulsa Race Massacre Survivors Lose Restitution Case Against City

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   Jun 12, 2024 · Oklahoma Supreme Court affirms dismissal of suit Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre aren’t entitled to compensation for losses stemming from the 1921 attack on what was known as Black Wall Street, Oklahoma’s highest court said Wednesday.

5. apnews.com › article › tulsa-race-massacreOklahoma Supreme Court denies request to reconsider Tulsa ...

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   Sep 11, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

6. www.publicradiotulsa.org › local-regional › 2024-04Race massacre survivors make case to Okla. Supreme Court as ...

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Attorneys for the last two survivors of the 1921 Race Massacre presented oral arguments Tuesday to the Oklahoma Supreme Court in hopes of getting their reparations case back to trial. Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle are the two remaining survivors. They're both 109 years old.

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   Will the Oklahoma Supreme Court reconsider a Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit?

   • (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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   Why did Tulsa Sue Black Wall Street?

   • The lawsuit was an attempt under Oklahoma’s public nuisance law to force the city of Tulsa and others to make restitution for the destruction. Attorneys also argued that Tulsa appropriated the historic reputation of Black Wall Street “to their own financial and reputational benefit.”

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   Is murder a public nuisance under Oklahoma law?

   • “The destruction of forty-square blocks of property on the night of May 31, 1921, through murder and arson clearly meets the definition of a public nuisance under Oklahoma law,” the attorneys said in a statement. “Faithful application of the law compels the conclusion that Mother Randle and Mother Fletcher have stated a claim for relief.

   What we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921

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   Why did Greenwood V Tulsa have a Victims Compensation Fund?

   • Among other things, the lawsuit sought a detailed accounting of the property and wealth lost or stolen in the massacre, and the establishment of a Victims Compensation Fund to benefit the survivors and the descendants of those killed, injured or who lost property in the killings — as well as for longtime residents of Greenwood and North Tulsa.

   What we know about the lawsuit filed by the last survivors of the 1921

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8. tulsaworld.com › news › localTulsa Race Massacre oral arguments heard - Tulsa World

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   May 7, 2024 · There, in oral arguments before the nine justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, attorneys representing the two 109-year-old women believed to be the massacre’s last survivors pleaded for the...