Hughes Van Ellis, one of last Tulsa race massacre survivors, dies aged 102

‘He died waiting on justice,’ grandnephew says of Ellis, who was an outspoken activist for reparations over the 1921 massacre

One of the last known survivors of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 has died, his family has confirmed in a statement.

Hughes Van Ellis died from cancer Monday night at the age of 102, his family said.