Tulsa race massacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis dies at 102
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 10, 2023
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Survivor Hughes Van Ellis is greeted by Rev. Al Sharpton at a rally during commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre on June 1, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died, according to his grandnephew, Ike Howard. He was 102.
