Episode 3: Take Me Back To Coweta Town
Atkins belonged to Coweta Town, an ancient tribal town that was relocated to Indian Territory when he was a young child.
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Russell Cobb
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Ep. 2: The Heiress & Her Mythical Oil Fortune
In January 1881, a new student named Minnie Atkins arrived at Pennsylvania's Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Russell Cobb
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"All Crooks at Tulsa" The Myth of Tommy Atkins & The Enduring Legacy Of An Oil Capital Fraud
Tommy was a Muscogee boy whose land was worth many millions of dollars in 1914. The only problem was that he may have never existed.
Lee Roy Chapman
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Who's Afraid of Elohim City?
For 30-plus years, a small, isolated community in Northeastern Oklahoma has been the subject of endless scrutiny.
Lee Roy Chapman
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The Strange Love of Dr. Billy James Hargis
The FBI had cause to be concerned. Hargis’ tirades mirrored those from any number of early 20th century Ku Klux Klan pamphlets.
Fraser Kastner
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Monumental Malice
In September of 1921, a group of influential Tulsans formed the Tulsa Association of Pioneers to commemorate the founders of their city.
John Neal
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The Desegregation of Charles Page High School in 1964
Only weeks after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the first complaint in Oklahoma was prepared for federal court.
John Neal
Aug 22, 202318 min read
"Move The Negroes Out" The Destruction of the Historically Black Neighborhood in Sand Springs, OK
This Area A, the Southside Addition, was created as a segregated place of residency by the town founder in 1911.
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