Digital image of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors before Supreme Court Building

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Digital image of a photograph of a group of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and dozens of their supporters in front of the United States Supreme Court Building. Group includes the Harvard students and faculty involved in the petition in support of a reparations claim delivered to the Supreme Court of the United States. Visible are Thelma Knight, at left, wearing a black fur hat and black jacket, holding a copy of the petition to the Supreme Court and a purse; Wess Young Sr., wearing a Dallas Cowboys ballcap, dark eyeglasses, black overcoat, and blue shirt; Representative Maxine Waters; Charles Ogletree, wearing a dark suit with red tie and black scarf; Otis Clark, wearing a dark cap with gold braiding, tan overcoat, and a copy of the petition; and Eddie Faye Gates, slightly out of field, wearing a green coat.

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