Viola Ford Fletcher – reliving the Tulsa Massacre

The last survivor of the Tulsa Massacre, the single worst incident of racial violence in American history which occurred in 1921, has died aged 111. Viola Ford Fletcher gave evidence to Congress in 2021 on the 100^th anniversary of the white supremacist attack on a prosperous Black community known as Black Wall Street, destroying hundreds of Black-owned businesses, churches and homes. 10,000 were left homeless and bodies were tossed into the muddy Arkansas River or dumped into mass graves, making it impossible to count the dead though a figure of 300 has been suggested. She also wrote a memoir Don’t Let Them Bury My Story in which she said she had suffered nightmares every night since she fled as a seven year old with her family, losing everything.

  The massacre was sparked by a rumour that a white woman had been assaulted by a young black shoe shiner though she denied it ever happened. After the massacre, ordinances were put in place that prevented residents from rebuilding their homes, and their insurance claims and lawsuits were denied, leaving almost the entire population homeless. Viola would never return to education and was forced to give up on her childhood dream of becoming a nurse.

 Viola Ford Fletcher, born 10 May 1914 Lawton, Oklahoma – some references say May 5^th but 10th fits best – was a Sun Taurus square Jupiter in Aquarius; with Mercury in Taurus on the focal point of a T square to Mars in Leo opposition Uranus. She would be optimistic and enthusiastic as well as lively and outspoken. With Venus Saturn conjunct in Gemini trine Jupiter Uranus and Pluto in Gemini trine Jupiter. Despite her experiences she did have luck and a positive outlook to keep her moving forward.

  The massacre starting at around 10pm 31 May 1921 in Tulsa, OK, had a transiting Mars square tr Saturn prominent which is one signature for assassination. Uranus was also in an opportunistic opposition to Jupiter and explosive square to the Sun (and later) Mars.

  The 5^th house Sun Mars in Gemini was square Uranus in Pisces in the financial 2^nd opposition Jupiter Saturn in Virgo in the 8^th. Resentment over a prosperous black community may have been one trigger with such a pronounced 2/8^th emphasis. As well as pointing to the damage caused which amounted to the equivalent of $32 million nowadays. 10,000 were left homeless and were never compensated which also fits Chariklo (eternal suffering) in the 4^th house. Viola and two other survivors did belatedly get a private donation in 2020 to make up for their wrecked lives.

 When the massacre happened Viola had an undermining and panicky tr Neptune conjunct her Solar Arc Mars and the same from her Solar Arc Neptune conjunct her Mars in the aftermath. The transiting destructive Mars square Saturn was impacting on her Saturn and Solar Arc Venus, pulling her away from security and friends. Remarkably little is registering at that point on the USA chart.