“Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System

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Article explores the evolution of Armstrong Academy, a boarding school for American Indian boys, from its opening in 1845 to its untimely closing in 1920.

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Miles, Dennis Autumn 2011.

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  • Main Title: “Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System
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Article explores the evolution of Armstrong Academy, a boarding school for American Indian boys, from its opening in 1845 to its untimely closing in 1920.

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26 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Armstrong Academy near Bokchito in the Choctaw Nation was a boarding school for American Indian boys. Students were instructed in traditional school subjects as well as in agricultural and vocational training. Dennis Miles explores the evolution of the school under various superintendents from its opening in 1845 to its untimely closing in 1920.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 89(3), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2011, pp. 312-337

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 89
  • Issue: 3
  • Page Start: 312
  • Page End: 337

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Miles, Dennis. “Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System, article, Autumn 2011; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2016981/: accessed June 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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