MEDIA ADVISORY AND PUBLIC NOTICE

Congressman Al Green to Attend 111th Birthday Celebration of Mother Viola Ford Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

(Tulsa, Oklahoma)— On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Congressman Al Green will join the Tulsa community in honoring a cherished matriarch of American history at the 111th birthday celebration of Viola Ford Fletcher, affectionately known as, “Mother Fletcher,” the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. 

The celebration will serve as both a joyous occasion and a solemn reminder of the continued lack of action to provide justice to the victims of the horrific Tulsa Race Massacre for nearly 104 years. At the event, Congressman Green will honor the life, resilience, and steadfast determination of the living survivors – Mothers Viola Ford Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle – by previewing his upcoming legislation aimed at providing meaningful restitution for the life-long inaction and enduring legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Congressman Green hopes his legislation will assist in bringing justice and healing to the survivors and the Tulsa community.