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Subject Guide for Historic All-Black Towns in Oklahoma

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.

Web Sites Web Sites

Title

Historic All-Black Towns in Oklahoma

URL

http://www.tulsalibrary.org/aarc/towns/towns.php

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Books Books

Title

Acres of Aspiration: The All-Black Towns in Oklahoma

Author

Hannibal B. Johnson

Call Number

976.600496073 J632ac

Description


Multimedia Multimedia

Title

Forgotten Towns

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Video

Description

Originally broadcast as two segments on the News on 6 (KOTV) in 1998, this video explores the history of early black towns in Oklahoma.


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