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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. 

Without comment, seven members of the court on Tuesday turned away the request by 110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle to rehear its June ruling that upheld a decision by a district court judge in Tulsato dismiss the case. 

Justice James Edmondson would have reheard the case and Justice Richard Darby did not vote.

Fletcher and Randle survived the massacre that is considered one of the worst single acts of violenceagainst Black people in U.S. history.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 100 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This is just a slap in the face. But, what can I say, we live in a country that would rather try to pretend racism doesn't exist, instead of fix any of the systemic issues.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those systemic issues are there by design. And it's a design they want.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The system is not broken. It's working perfectly for the people it was meant to work for. That just isn't most of us.