Article tells the story of how James Milton Turner, black politician and orator, fought for the land rights of freedmen in Cherokee Territory as their attorney.

Article discusses the history of the Methodist faith in Southwestern Oklahoma, from the tribes migrating in that brought their own Methodist churches to the individual preachers who created churches and schools in Indian Territory with the support of Methodist organizations. Walter Vernon examines the difficulties one missionary faced as he struggled to understand the traditional cultural practices of the tribes.

Article describes the founding and growth of the town of Blackburn on the banks of the Arkansas River. Jean Hager relates the celebratory events as well as conflicts in early Blackburn through excerpts of documentation from the early 1900s.

Article illustrates the negative reactions Oklahomans had to John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, worried it would create a poor image of Oklahoma, and how staff at the magazine Oklahoma Today sought to portray a more comprehensive view of the state through scenic color photography.

Article describes the difficulties farmers faced during the Dust Bowl era in their daily lives through the personal narrative of Caroline A. Henderson. Virginia C. Purdy edited the piece and provides an introduction for historical context.

Article articulates the establishment of United States District Courts in Oklahoma, providing details on how these courts ran and some of the landmark cases that took place there.

Article pays a biographical tribute to Alice Brown Davis, school superintendent, court interpreter, and later chief of her tribe, in her dedication and contributions to the Seminole Nation after their relocation to Oklahoma.

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that was held on July 24, 1980. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the second quarter of 1980 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from April 25 to July 24 of 1980.

Notes and Documents column including a document about the history of the Wellston Trading Post, a selected bibliography of works related to the historic African-American experience in Oklahoma, and a poem written about the author's tribe in their journey to Oklahoma after forced relocation.