Survivors at the Supreme Court, 2005
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Turner, Reginald
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content: Guide to 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Oral History Collection
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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content: NMAAHC.A2014.240, Series 20
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content: Archival materials
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content: In 2005, survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The case, Alexander, et al., v. Oklahoma, et al., was lost, stating that the statute of limitations had passed, and it was too late to seek restitution for damages.  Led by attorney Charles Ogletree, survivors Otis Clark, Genevieve Tillman Jackson, Thelma Knight, Wess Young, and Robert Holloway offered testimony detailing their experiences during the massacre.  The Supreme court denied the appeal and would not hear the case.