,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjbe,mr4  
,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bell1  
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4      
,simon1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1   
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott (       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,lee (       
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1   
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mrs4   
,sykes1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 &    
,mr4 ,fro/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide ju/ice = liv+  
survivors ( ! #aiba ,tulsa_/,gre5wood   
,race ,massacre4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,orig9al ,ju/ice = 
liv+ survivors ( ! #aiba                
,tulsa_/,gre5wood ,race ,massacre ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,9 ! ,gre5wood di/rict ( ,tulsa1   
,oklahoma1 on ,may #ca & ,june #a1      
#aiba1 foll[+ speci\s allegations t a   
,black te5ag] sexually assault$ a ,:ite 
woman1 a vici\s viol5t mob ( arm$ ,:ite 

,tulsans encircl$ ,gre5wood & t]roriz$ !
 di/rict's ,black resid5ts = ne>ly #dh  
h\rs4 ,dur+ ?is "t1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
did no?+ to aid or def5d ! resid5ts (   
,gre5wood4  7#b7 ,! viol5t mob murd]$ & 
assault$ ,black citiz5s4  7#c7 ,! vici\s
 mob loot$ & de/roy$ ! approximately    
#ce-squ>e block ,gre5wood community1    
includ+ a ,f$]al po/ (fice4  7#d7 ,!    
,tulsa ,race ,massacre left hundr$s     
dead1 ov] #a1ejj homes & bus9esses      
de/roy$1 leav+ approximately #aj1jjj    
,black ,tulsans homeless4  7#e7 ,!      
,gre5wood bus9ess di/rict1 colloquially 
kn[n z ,black ,wall ,/reet1 & once      
consid]$ ! weal?ie/ ,black community 9 !
 nation1 0 viol5tly decimat$4  7#f7 ,=  
ov] #ajj ye>s1 ! city1 c\nty1 ,/ate1 &  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5ts h fail$ to ensure any 
mean+ful measure ( ju/ice = ! victims ( 
! ,tulsa ,race ,massacre4  7#g7 ,9      
#bjja1 ! ,oklahoma ,/ate ,commission to 
,/udy ! ,tulsa ,race ,riot recomm5d$ t  
monet>y comp5sation be paid to survivors
 ( ! ,tulsa ,race ,massacre4 ,! ,/ate ( 

,oklahoma & ,city ( ,tulsa ignor$ !     
recomm5dation1 & no monet>y comp5sation 
has be5 giv5 to any survivors4  7#h7    
,only two ( ! ?\s&s ( victims ( ! ,tulsa
 ,race ,massacre1 #aaa ye>-old ,viola   
,=d ,flet*] & #aaj ye>-old ,lessie      
,b5n+field ,r&le1 rema9 ) u4 ,!y h      
cont9u$1 = ov] #ajj ye>s1 to appeal to  
our bett] angels = ju/ice4  7#i7 ,on    
,septemb] #a1 #bjbj1 #aaj-ye>-old victim
 ,viola ,=d ,flet*] & #aaa-ye>-old      
victim ,lessie ,b5n+field ,r&le fil$    
suit 9 ,oklahoma ,/ate c\rt4 ,! suit 0  
sadly dismiss$1 & ! regrettable         
dismissal 0 affirm$ by ! ,oklahoma      
,supreme ,c\rt on proc$ural gr\nds on   
,june #ab1 #bjbd4  7#aj7 ,on ,june #ab1 
#bjbd1 ! ,oklahoma ,supreme ,c\rt1 9 its
 decision dismiss+ ! two survivors'     
lawsuit1 ,r&le et4 al4 v4 ,city (       
,tulsa1 et4 al4 ! c\rt ackn[l$g$ !      
legitimacy ( ! pla9tiffs' grievances b  
conclud$ t _! claims did n fall )9 !    
scope ( ,oklahoma's public nuisance     
/atute4 ,specifically1 ! c\rt /at$      

,pla9tiffs' grievance ) ! social &      
economic inequities creat$ by ! ,tulsa  
,race ,massacre is legitimate & wor?y ( 
m]it4 ,h[ev]1 ! ,oklahoma ,/ate law does
 n p]mit u to ext5d ! scope ( our public
 nuisance doctr9e beyond :at !          
,legislature has au?oriz$ to af=d       
,pla9tiffs ! ju/ice !y are seek+44      
7#aa7 ,on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd1 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ann\nc$ t x w\ld    
review & evaluate ! ,tulsa ,race        
,massacre "u ! ,emmett ,till ,unsolv$   
,civil ,rights ,crime ,act4  7#ab7 ,on  
,janu>y #ag1 #bjbe1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice's report1 issu$     
pursuant to ! ,emmett ,till ,unsolv$    
,civil ,rights ,crimes ,reau?orization  
,act1 /at$ t ! ,tulsa ,race ,massacre ( 
#aiba 0 n m]ely an episode ( mob        
viol5ce1 b a sy/ematic & coord9at$ act (
 racial t]rorism4 ,! report conclud$ t !
 massacre 0 di/+ui%$ by its magnitude1  
b>b>ity1 & :ite supremaci/ ho/ility1    
result+ 9 ! ne>-total annihilation (    
,gre5wood--a ?riv+ ,black community kn[n

 z ,black ,wall ,/reet4 ,! ,dep>tm5t    
*>act]iz$ ! massacre z1 a civil rights  
crime unique 9 its scale & deva/ation1  
und]scor+ ! pr(\nd & unr$ress$ h>m      
inflict$ ^u ,black ,am]icans 9 ,tulsa & 
! failure ( local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al      
au?orities to hold p]petrators          
acc\ntable4  7#ac7 ,hi/orical prec$5ts  
%[ t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t z a det]m9ant ( 
la/ resort has tak5 action to provide   
recomp5se relief = victims ( blatantly  
unconscionable mass inju/ices4  7#ad7 ,9
 #aihh1 ,congress1 z a det]m9ant ( la/  
resort1 aw>d$ ,japanese citiz5s :o 7    
victims ( unju/ int]nm5t1 #bj1jjj ea*4  
7#ae7 ,9 #aiij1 ,congress1 z a det]m9ant
 ( la/ resort1 aw>d$ eligible work]s    
injur$ dur+ "w relat$ to uranium m9+1   
#ajj1jjj ea*4  7#af7 ,9 #bjja1          
,congress1 z a det]m9ant ( la/ resort1  
e/abli%$ ! #i_/aa ,victim ,comp5sation  
,fund :i* has1 to date1 aw>d$           
approximately #ai1fdi1jjj1jjj to victims
 ( ! ,septemb] #aa? t]rori/ attack4     
7#ag7 ,9 #bjae1 ,congress1 pursuant to !

 ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r ,cont9u+         
,appropriations ,act1 #bjae1 aw>d$ a    
five-ye> #ag1jjj1jjj grant initiative to
 assi/ ag+ victims ( ! ,holocau/4  7#ah7
 ,tulsa ,race ,massacre victims1        
#aaa-ye>-old ,viola ,=d ,flet*] &       
#aaj-ye>-old ,lessie ,b5n+field ,r&le1  
are 9 ! twilight ( _! lives4 ,relief    
action mu/ be tak5 po/ ha/e4  7#ai7 ,!  
failure to accord ,race ,massacre       
victims1 #aaa-ye>-old ,viola ,=d ,flet*]
 & #aaj-ye>-old ,lessie ,b5n+field      
,r&le1 monet>y relief simil> to prior   
hi/orical prec$5ts w become ju/ice d5i$4
  #c4 ,j comp5sation = ov] #ajj ye>s (  
suff]+ & inju/ice inflict$  7a7 ,paym5t 
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] receipt ( !   
c]tification requir$ "u subsection 7c71 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all pay      
#aj1cih1cfh 9 comp5satory damages &     
#aj1cih1cfh 9 punitive damages to ea*   
surviv+ victim ( ! #aiba ,tulsa ,race   
,massacre /ill alive1 z ( ,may #a1 #bjbe
 7or1 9 ! ev5t ( dea? prior to su*      
paym5t1 to _! e/ate74  7b7 ,basis ,!    

paym5t requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all be
 to comp5sate ! liv+ survivor = ! h>m !y
 su/a9$ z a result ( ! failure ( !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to prev5t1 inve/igate1 
prosecute1 or litigate ! ,tulsa ,race   
,massacre4  7c7 ,c]tification ,^u       
receiv+ pro( ( id5tity 9 ! =m ( a bir?  
c]tificate f an individual describ$ 9   
subsection 7a71 ! ,assi/ant ,attorney   
,g5]al = ,civil ,rights %all c]tify !   
paym5t au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a7 to t  
individual4 ,! ,assi/ant ,attorney      
,g5]al = ,civil ,rights may n require   
any additional in=mation f su* an       
individual to c]tify su* paym5ts4  7d7  
,judgm5t fund  ,! paym5ts "u subsection 
7a7 %all be made out ( ! fund e/abli%$  
"u section #acjd ( title #ca1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z !    
,judgm5t ,fund74  #d4 ,satisfaction (   
claims ,! paym5ts made pursuant to      
section #c %all be 9 full satisfaction (
 all claims a liv+ survivor may h aga9/ 
! ,unit$ ,/ates = any h>m describ$ 9 su*
 section4  #e4 ,ineligibility =         

additional b5efits ,^u paym5t ( ! sums  
ref]r$ to 9 section #c1 a liv+ survivor 
%all n be eligible = any additional     
comp5sation or b5efits f ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t = any h>m describ$ 9 su*      
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