Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of the two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has made a significant statement by casting her absentee ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. At 109 years old, Benningfield Randle expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to vote for Harris, emphasizing the importance of the future she envisions for her children and grandchildren.
Born in November 1914 and raised in Greenwood, Oklahoma, Benningfield Randle has a deep connection to the historic community known as Black Wall Street. Greenwood was the site of one of the most devastating incidents of racial violence in US history, where hundreds of Black individuals lost their lives and numerous homes, businesses, schools, and churches were destroyed by a White mob.
