"All Crooks at Tulsa" The Myth of Tommy Atkins & The Enduring Legacy Of An Oil Capital Fraud - Pt. 1
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.
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- Aug 23
- 20 min
Who's Afraid of Elohim City?
For 30-plus years, a small, isolated community in Northeastern Oklahoma has been the subject of endless scrutiny.
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- Aug 23
- 22 min
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.
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- Aug 23
- 18 min
Monumental Malice
In September of 1921, a group of influential Tulsans formed the Tulsa Association of Pioneers to commemorate the founders of their city.
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- Aug 23
- 14 min
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.
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- Aug 22
- 18 min
"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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