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Profile of a Prairie Radical: Judge Orville Enfield of Ellis County (open access)

Profile of a Prairie Radical: Judge Orville Enfield of Ellis County

Article describes the life and political career of Judge Orville Enfield of Ellis County, a member of the Socialist Party. R. O. Joe Cassity, Jr. defines Enfield's place in the history of Oklahoma radicalism and examines the concept of radicalism in the political scene.
Date: Summer 2002
Creator: Cassity, R. O. Joe, Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Emigration: Reconstructing Reality (open access)

Cherokee Emigration: Reconstructing Reality

Article reconstructs the period of forced removal Cherokees experienced in the 1830s, including the bureaucratic process behind it, seizure of Cherokee property, embarkation camps, and the emigration itself. Due to the lack of consistency in historical record, Lathel F. Duffield examines a variety of sources, from the works of historians to the records of soldiers enacting the atrocities.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Duffield, Lathel F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History