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1921 Survivor

Hughes Van Ellis

1921 – 2023

WWII veteran, plaintiff

Born just months before the massacre, 'Uncle Red' was the youngest of the three named plaintiffs in the final reparations lawsuit. A WWII veteran, he testified alongside his sister Viola Fletcher before Congress in 2021. He died in 2023 at age 102, before the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued its dismissal.

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Source: Justice for Greenwood Foundation