A Chance to Meet Living History

Over the next few days and weeks we will introduce you to survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, like Mr. Otis Clark, who at 104, is the oldest known living survivor. We’ll have audio and video so that you can really get to know these amazing people. We will also tell you about the documentary that has followed the Survivors’ quest for justice through the US legal system all the way to the Supreme Court and the international arena.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hear Tulsa Race Riot Survivors’ Case

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will convene a hearing on March 2, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST (2 p.m. to 3 p.m. GMT), on the Tulsa Race Riot. The hearing is a result of a petition by the Survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot to the Organization of American States.

The proceedings can be heard live on the Internet at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights web site http://www.cidh.org. The audio will be available for a limited time for download at the site after the hearing.
Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. lead attorney for the Tulsa Race Riot Survivors will present the case. In attendance will be Mr. Otis Clark, who at age 104 is the oldest known living survivor, and Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, the first African-American female officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.