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Hughes Van Ellis dies in Denver: Youngest known survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre was 102

Van Ellis was just 6 months old when he and his family escape

Tulsa Race Massacre survivors from left, Hughes Van Ellis, Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher ride in a carriage at a remembrance walk during centennial commemorations of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Friday, May 28, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. (John Locher, The Associated Press)
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors from left, Hughes Van Ellis, Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher ride in a carriage at a remembrance walk during centennial commemorations of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Friday, May 28, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. (John Locher, The Associated Press)
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Hughes Van Ellis, who was the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and who spent his latter years pursuing justice for his family and other descendants of the attack on “Black Wall Street,” has died. He was 102.
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