Historic All-Black Towns in OK

Between 1865 and 1915, approximately 50 years after the Civil War, there were at least 60 Black Towns settled in the Nation. With more than 20, Oklahoma led all other states. With help from the Five Civilized Tribes, Freedmen from the South settled the all Black Towns of Oklahoma. Most of these towns were established by African-Americans for African-Americans on land that was formerly held by one of the Five Civilized Tribes.

View a map of the towns.

Historic All Black Towns of Oklahoma:

Boley Clearview Grayson Langston

Lincoln Redbird Rentiesville Taft

Tatums Tullahassee Vernon Wewoka

All-BlackTowns that are no longer in existence:

Bailey Bookertee Canadian Colored Chase

Ferguson Gibson Station Liberty Marshall Town

North Fork Wellston Colony Wybark

Thanks to Robert Littlejohn, African-American Resource Center Advisory Committee member, for the photographs, information, and support.

You can learn more about Oklahoma's all Black towns by reading Hannibal Johnson's book, Acres of Aspiration: The All Black Towns in Oklahoma. The information from this site comes from Acres of Aspiration unless otherwise noted.

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