Biden in Tulsa on 100th anniversary of massacre, promises US will not forget | Video

Tulsa, Jun 1 (EFE).- Joe Biden on Tuesday became the first US president in office to visit Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the anniversary of the racist massacre committed in that city 100 years ago, promising never again to forget this tragedy, which was seldom, if ever, discussed for decades.

During the unprecedented visit, Biden shared the spotlight with three survivors of the massacre - Viola Fletcher, 107; Hugo Van Ellis, 100; and Lessie Benningfield Randle, 106, with whom he met in private.

The trio were children when a white mob attacked their neighborhood of Greenwood, where most of the residents were African American, murdering some 300 people and destroying more than 1,250 houses on May 31 and June 1, 1921. (Camera: HANDOUT).

SOUND BITES: US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

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Date: 02/06/2021 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Social issue » Racism
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 63 seconds
Reference: 7001078601
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