When Viola Ford Fletcher’s book publishes on May 30, she will become the oldest centurion to pen a memoir at the age of 109.

Fletcher’s memoir, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," details her experience during the Tulsa Massacre in 1921, where she witnessed horrific sights at seven years old.

“I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. I still see Black men being shot, Black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. I still see Black businesses being burned. I still hear airplanes flying overhead. I hear the screams,” Fletcher told Congress, 100 years after the incident, according to the statement. “I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot.”

Black-owned publishing company Mocha Media Inc. will bring the book to market, according to a statement.

“What an honour it is to make history on International Women's Day with Mother Fletcher, who is using the power of the pen to keep her survival story alive. It's literary activism at its finest,” Margo Ochoa, CEO of Mocha Media Inc., said in a statement. “Because our publishing model not only provides a platform for marginalized writers but also allows Ms. Fletcher to receive immediate royalties, we can, in our way, do our part to assist in the economic restoration of Ms. Fletcher and her family.”

In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a segregated city that had a thriving business district. In an act of hate and violence, a white mob stormed the area, killed hundreds of Black Tulsans, and burned down millions of dollars in property and merchandise.

The mob has never been held accountable for its actions and many have suppressed stories in fear of retaliation, a statement reads.

"My grandmother was afraid to tell her stories for many years in fear of retaliation,” Fletcher’s grandson Ike Howard, co-writer and president of the Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation, said in a statement. “Finally, the retired military veteran suggested that perhaps God had blessed her with longevity so she could tell everyone what happened in Tulsa. Knowing I was here to protect her, she was encouraged to conquer her fear. She looked at me and said, ‘Alright then, go tell my damn story.’”

Howard, Fletcher, and her "baby brother" Van Ellis, wrote the forward to the book. A tour is in the works for spring or summer.