Born in 1914, Mother Fletcher was only seven years old when she witnessed the destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, known as “Black Wall Street,” during one of the deadliest episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. Despite the trauma of that childhood experience, she went on to live a long life marked by strength, faith, and service — raising three children, working as a welder during World War II, and caring for families as a housekeeper. In her later years, she became a powerful voice for justice, testifying before Congress and writing her memoir "Don’t Let Them Bury My Story", ensuring that the massacre and its victims would not be forgotten. Mother Fletcher died surrounded by family in Tulsa. City and World Leaders, including Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, honored her as a guiding light who carried “111 years of truth, resilience, and grace.”

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