History of the Group (open access)

History of the Group

Document describing the history of the civil rights group, the Group. The Group (Lawton, Okla.) Civil rights - Oklahoma - Lawton African Americans - Oklahoma - Lawton Equality
Date: June 7, 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Lawton Morning Press and Daily Oklahoman (open access)

The Group: Lawton Morning Press and Daily Oklahoman

Newspaper clippings from Lawton Morning Press, "Plans for March Continue Despite Safety Warnings," and from the Daily Oklahoman, "Dog to Lead Rights March."
Date: June 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Letter from David E. McGiffert (open access)

The Group: Letter from David E. McGiffert

Two newspapers articles, one from the Sunday Oklahoman called, "Lawton Park Hit by Demonstrators," and from the Lawton Constitution, "Demonstration Staged at Pool."
Date: 1966-06-05/1966-06-19
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Letter to the Editor of the Lawton Constitution (open access)

The Group: Letter to the Editor of the Lawton Constitution

Letter from Dr. Owens, Al. Kelly, and William Hayden to the Editor of the Lawton Constitution regarding segregation at Doe Park.
Date: June 6, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Doe Park Protest (open access)

The Group: Doe Park Protest

Page one from a memorandum on planned protest of Doe Park.
Date: June 8, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Lawton Morning Press, "Doe-Doe Park Not Under Rights Act Jurisdiction" (open access)

The Group: Lawton Morning Press, "Doe-Doe Park Not Under Rights Act Jurisdiction"

Newspaper from the Lawton Morning Press, "Doe-Doe Park Not Under Rights Act Jurisdiction."
Date: June 11, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Letter from David E. McGiffert (open access)

The Group: Letter from David E. McGiffert

Letter from David E. McGiffert, Under Secretary of the Army to E.A. Owens, NAACP, Lawton Chapter pertaining to service personnel using Doe Park facilities.
Date: June 12, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Letter from Margaret l. Gover to Ned Shepler (open access)

The Group: Letter from Margaret l. Gover to Ned Shepler

Margaret l. Gover, Interested Citizen to Ned Shepler, Lawton Publishing Co. regarding a misquote attributed to her in a story run in the newspaper on the demonstration at Doe Park.
Date: June 12, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Letter from Oma Lee Blackerby (open access)

The Group: Letter from Oma Lee Blackerby

Letter from Oma Lee Blackerby, Secretary to Mayor Wayne Gilley urging his support of integrating Doe Park.
Date: June 14, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Daily Oklahoman, "Racial Pilgrimage Beginning Tonight" (open access)

The Group: Daily Oklahoman, "Racial Pilgrimage Beginning Tonight"

Newspaper article from the Daily Oklahoman, "Racial Pilgrimage Beginning Tonight."
Date: June 16, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Daily Oklahoman, "Swim or Jail for Marchers?" (open access)

The Group: Daily Oklahoman, "Swim or Jail for Marchers?"

Newspaper article from the Daily Oklahoman, "Swim or Jail for Marchers?"
Date: June 18, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Lawton Constitution, "Rights Ordinance Studied" (open access)

The Group: Lawton Constitution, "Rights Ordinance Studied"

Article from the Lawton Constitution, "Rights Ordinance Studied."
Date: June 21, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Lawton Morning Press, "More Demonstrations Threatened Unless City Ordinance is Adopted" (open access)

The Group: Lawton Morning Press, "More Demonstrations Threatened Unless City Ordinance is Adopted"

Newspaper article from the Lawton Morning Press, "More Demonstrations Threatened Unless City Ordinance is Adopted."
Date: June 24, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Group, June 7, 1967 (open access)

Minutes of the Group, June 7, 1967

Description from Minutes of the Group from June 1967.
Date: June 7, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Community Relations Commission Meeting (open access)

The Group: Community Relations Commission Meeting

Description of the Group, during a regular meeting at Community Relations Commission on June 8, 1967.
Date: June 8, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Group: Letter from Juliet J. Sharp (open access)

The Group: Letter from Juliet J. Sharp

Letter from Juliet J. Sharp, home economist, Comanche County Community Action to Sarah E. Ownes [sic.] requesting two woman to be on the county PIC Board.
Date: June 27, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History