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He was one of the last known living survivors of one of the worst events in U.S. history: The Tulsa Race Massacre, when mobs of White people waged an all-out assault on a thriving Black community. Hughes Van Ellis died on Monday at age 102. He spent decades seeking compensation for the massacre — for himself, his family and his community. "Please do not let me leave this earth without justice," Ellis said in 2021, testifying on Capitol Hill.
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