The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is to collect, preserve, and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. The OHS was founded on May 27, 1893, by members of the Territorial Press Association.
Article traces A. J. Smitherman's tumultuous career in the Oklahoma press defending African American causes.
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Abstract: Newspaper publisher A. J. Smitherman is best known for his role in the Tulsa Race Riot in 1921. But before that he used the power of the press to fight social injustice against African Americans, first in Muskogee and then in Tulsa. Barbara A. Seals Nevergold traces Smitherman's tumultuous career in the Oklahoma press defending African American causes.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.