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Edward P. McCabe and the Langston Experiment (open access)

Edward P. McCabe and the Langston Experiment

Article chronicles the activism done by Edward P. McCabe, the first African-American person elected to a public office outside of the South, as he encouraged more African-American people to settle within Oklahoma Territory. The article tells his story through newspaper articles published at the time.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Roberson, Jere W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History