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Otis 'Dad' Clark, Oldest Known Tulsa Race Riot Survivor, Dies
http://www.newson6.com/story/18582965/oldest-known-tulsa-race-riot-survivor-dies
TULSA, Oklahoma -
The oldest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Riot has died in Seattle, Washington. Otis Clark was 109 years old.
Clark was born in February 1903 in Meridian, Oklahoma, which at the time was Indian Territory.
He was known simply as Dad Clark, and he leaves a legacy that touched lives around the world.
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"I don't think we should go back, in other words look back," Clark said. "Just forgive one another and try to straighten up our wrongs, whatever wrongs we have."
After the riots, Clark moved to California where he worked for movie stars like Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplin. Clark and his wife lived in Joan Crawford's home. He was the butler, and she was the cook.
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TULSA, Oklahoma -
The oldest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Riot has died in Seattle, Washington. Otis Clark was 109 years old.
Clark was born in February 1903 in Meridian, Oklahoma, which at the time was Indian Territory.
He was known simply as Dad Clark, and he leaves a legacy that touched lives around the world.
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"I don't think we should go back, in other words look back," Clark said. "Just forgive one another and try to straighten up our wrongs, whatever wrongs we have."
After the riots, Clark moved to California where he worked for movie stars like Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplin. Clark and his wife lived in Joan Crawford's home. He was the butler, and she was the cook.
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Cross gently Otis...
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Wishing Godspeed to a national treasure. He led an amazing life. 
