Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Request to Reconsider Tulsa Race Massacre Lawsuit Dismissal

The Associated Press reports the Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its decision to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

The court rejected the request from110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle.

In June, the court ruled to uphold a decision by a Tulsa district court judge to dismiss the case.

The survivors filed a public nuisance claim, saying they “continue to face racially disparate treatment and City-created barriers to basic human needs”.

The case also claimed unjust enrichment, saying the city appropriated the name “Black Wall Street” for marketing efforts to promote the city without returning the benefits to the Greenwood community.

Read the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s original ruling in June here.