The two living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis will tour the Osu Castle in Accra, Ghana on the 16th of August this year. The Osu Castle, which until late 2008 was the seat of Ghana’s government, is infamous for its history of slave trade.
The Office of Ghana’s President not only granted access to the tour of the castle to the two historical figures, it availed officials from the Presidency and of the Ghana Museum Board to conduct the tour.
Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis are the only living survivors of the infamous Tulsa Race Massacre which was sparked by a false accusation of rape by Sarah page, a white woman against a black man named Dick Rowland.
Until the massacre, the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma had been the community of black entrepreneurs over the years. The incident known as the Tulsa Race Massacre resulted in a death toll estimated to be as high as 300 with about 10,000 rendered homeless.
In May 2021, 100 years after the massacre, 107-year-old Viola Fletcher testified before the United States Congress. She recounted the terrifying experience she had during the period. Her testimony painted a vivid imagery of how black Americans were callously killed.
The two Centenarians will be hosted in Ghana by the Diaspora Africa Forum where Her Excellency Ambasador. Ereika Bennet will lead a ceremony in which Mama Viola Fletcher will place her and Hughes Van Ellis’ names, along with those of some relatives on the famous Sankofa Wall.
DNT News, Accra Ghana
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