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Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Otis Granville Clark, Thelma Thurman Knight, Wess Young, Sr. standing in front of Representative Maxine Waters, standing behind Waters is Mary N. Elliott, a descendant of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, and lawyer Dr. Charles
Charles J. Ogletree
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Otis Granville Clark, Thelma Thurman Knight, Wess Young, Sr. standing in front of Representative Maxine Waters, standing behind Waters is Mary N. Elliott, a descendant of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, and lawyer Dr. Charles
Charles J. Ogletree

An obscured individual, an unidentified woman, survivors Wess Young, Sr., Otis Granville Clark, and Thelma Thurman Knight, (all seated) with Raymond Knight, Eddie Faye Gates, and Representative Melvin "Mel" Luther Watt, and Representative Sheila Jackson L

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Appears that the survivors are being honored in Congressional Hall.

People: Eddie Faye Gate, Otis Clark, U.S Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Representative of North Carolina Melvin Watts
Places: Washington D.C.

Community Elder Tags: hanging lamp, wooden background, survivors seated, U.S. Representative, Asian lady

Montecella Driver, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022


Community Youth Tags: navy suit, yellow tie, grey suit, silver tie, peach suit, blue jacket, red coat, black scarf, black dress, pink jacket, wooden wall, lamp, medals, glasses, red lipstick

Iana Redman, Community Expert for the Eddie Faye Gates project, 2020-2022

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Title(s): 
An obscured individual, an unidentified woman, survivors Wess Young, Sr., Otis Granville Clark, and Thelma Thurman Knight, (all seated) with Raymond Knight, Eddie Faye Gates, and Representative Melvin "Mel" Luther Watt, and Representative Sheila Jackson L
Creator(s): 
Melvin "Mel" L. Watt Watt (Subject)
Eddie Faye Gates Gates (Subject)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
March 8, 2005
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa, OK, teacher, author, community activist
Accession No: 
4328.10547
Previous Number(s): 
TL2019.20
Department: 
Not On View

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