Judge rejects reparations for Tulsa race massacre in ‘sad miscarriage of justice’
by Maya Yang and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6CTWX)
Civil rights lawyer laments dismissal of suit which attempted to force city to make recompense for the destruction of Black area
An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice for elderly survivors.
The judge, Caroline Wall, on Friday dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit which attempted to force the city and others to make recompense for the destruction of Greenwood, a once-thriving Black district.
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