Tulsa Race Massacre survivors' lawsuit dismissed, ending years-long quest for reparations

The judge in a case that sought financial restitution for the three remaining survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre dismissed the case with prejudice Friday, effectively ending any further attempts by survivors' attorneys to seek reparations. The lawsuit, filed against the City of Tulsa, Tulsa Regional Chamber, the Tulsa County Commissioners, Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado and the Oklahoma Military Department, stated that the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre represented an "ongoing public nuisance," to survivors Viola Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle and Hughes Van Ellis, Sr. The survivors, ranging in age...