GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! 1842 SLAVE REVOLT IN THE CHEROKEE NATION Oklahoma The 1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation, then located in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River, was the largest escape of a group of slaves to occur among the Cherokee. The slave revolt started on November 15, 1842, when a group of 20 African-American slaves … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Slave Rebellions III
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Wednesday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
HAPPY HUMP DAY P.O.U.! SARAH RECTOR … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! JAKE SIMMONS, JR. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
Monday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
GOOD MONDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! A couple of months ago, Turner Classic Movies aired several films from the Pioneers In African American Cinema DVD collection, one of which was a collection of home movies depicting African-American lives in Oklahoma during the 1920s, filmed by Rev. Solomon Sir Jones. In these home movies, there were several scenes showing oil wells … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Oil Barons & Baronesses
Tuesday Open Thread: Successful Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors
J.B. Stradford, the son of a freed Kentucky slave, rose to prominence in Oklahoma during the early 1900s as one of the key developers of the all-black Tulsa enclave Greenwood. A lawyer and businessman, Stradford owned the 65-room hotel that sat right in the heart of the thriving community that would later become known as "the Black Wall Street." … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Successful Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors