Witness to History: Booker T. Washington Visits Boley

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Article describes Booker T. Washington's visits to the all-black town of Boley, Oklahoma, to show his support for the community. Norman L. Crockett includes documentation from the time to provide a more detailed picture of the renowned educator's visits and studies the birth and death of the town.

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Crockett, Norman L. Winter 1989.

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Article describes Booker T. Washington's visits to the all-black town of Boley, Oklahoma, to show his support for the community. Norman L. Crockett includes documentation from the time to provide a more detailed picture of the renowned educator's visits and studies the birth and death of the town.

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10 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Two years before statehood, and again nine years later, Booker T. Washington visited Boley, Oklahoma to gain support for the National Negro Business League and to show his support for the town and its leaders. Using both primary and secondary sources, Norman L. Crockett chronicles the visits and explores why they coincided with the rise and fall of thriving all-black town.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 67(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1989, pp. 382-391

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 382
  • Page End: 391

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Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 67 starts on page 453.

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Crockett, Norman L. Witness to History: Booker T. Washington Visits Boley, article, Winter 1989; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031618/: accessed May 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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