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Single Versus Double Statehood

Description: Article is a speech made by Judge Thomas H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Single Versus Double Statehood: Concluded

Description: Article is the conclusion of a speech made by Judge Thomas H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

North to the Promised Land: Black Migration to the Canadian Plains

Description: Article describes the history and context of African-Americans migrating from Oklahoma to the Canadian Plains in the early 1900s. R. Bruce Shepard explores their motivations, which included political inequities in Oklahoma and the promise of farmland, as well as their reception by Canadian authorities.
Date: Autumn 1988
Creator: Shepard, R. Bruce
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Drive for Statehood in Oklahoma, 1889-1906

Description: Article describes the development of Oklahoma statehood, including the divisive nature of the "Separate" vs. "Single" Statehood adoption of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Charles Wayne Ellinger provides documentation of the views of territory residents, representatives of the American Indian Nations, and government officials in the process.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Ellinger, Charles Wayne
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Government of the Creek Indians

Description: Article details the legislative events that transpired during the opening of the Oklahoma Territory. Included are notes regarding how the territorial government handled the Snake Revolution, a reprint of the Constitution of the Muskogee Nation, an outline of some politicians' platforms, and an explanation of treaties and agreements made with the Creek Indians.
Date: Summer 1930
Creator: Morton, Ohland
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Speech by Dr. Brad Agnew

Description: Speech about the Cherokee Nation and how they work to keep their tribal identity and protect their rights. Agnew mentions Wilma Mankiller, Patkiller and John Ross. He talks about the history of the treaties and the encroachment of white settlement. Discusses a huge earthquake near the St. Francis river valley in Arkansas. Agnew also talks about the removal of the Cherokees to Indian Territory and the warring factions. He discusses the Civil War and the aftermath for the Cherokees. Agnew talks a… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 36 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: West, C. W. & West, Tom
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Partner: Three Rivers Museum

The Choctaw Academy

Description: Article details the establishment of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school that served young Choctaw boys, through correspondence written between faculty and staff.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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