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Center for Public Secrets is part cultural intervention, part educational initiative. We prioritize storytelling from below. Our programming is centered on platforming marginalized voices and speaking untold truths.
We shine a light on the hidden and neglected histories of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and engage with the community through multi-media content, events, exhibits, and experiences.
LEE ROY CHAPMAN & CO-CONSPIRATORS COLLECTION
Explore the longform stories written by CfPS founder Lee Roy Chapman.
The story of Tulsa founder Tate Brady and the Tulsa Outrage of 1917, an event that laid the groundwork for the events of the 1921 Tulsa Race Masscre.
THE NIGHTMARE
OF DREAMLAND
A trip inside the reclusive Christian libertarian compound in Eastern Oklahoma that hosted Timothy McVeigh in the days before the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
WHO'S AFRAID OF
ELOHIM CITY?
The story of Dr. Billy James Hargis and his Christian Crusade ministry–a Christian publishing company that helped write the playbook for alt-Right media in 1950s Tulsa.
THE STRANGE LOVEOF
DR. HARGIS
FEATURED ARTICLES
Explore the long-form work of CfPS founder Lee Roy Chapman, which explores the hidden, neglected, and misunderstood history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and beyond.
By Lee Roy Chapman
The story of Tulsa founder Tate Brady and the Tulsa Outrage of 1917, an event that laid the groundwork for the events of the 1921 Tulsa Race Masscre.
By Lee Roy Chapman and Josh Kline
A trip inside the reclusive Christian libertarian compound in Eastern Oklahoma that hosted Timothy McVeigh in the days before the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
By Lee Roy Chapman
The story of Dr. Billy James Hargis and his Christian Crusade ministry–a Christian publishing company that helped write the playbook for alt-Right media in 1950s Tulsa.
