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Blacks Verses Whites
In the late 1800's, racism was a problem. The people of America did not think well of African Americans, and some groups of people such as the Ku Klux Klan terrorized them. Many African Americans thought and found out that Oklahoma was where they belonged, but still bad things overcomed them. Angry white people stormed into buildings and churches, burning them down. That was in 1921, but in other countries it is still going on. An African American is leading the U.S., which is a good sign. -
"Indian Territory"
In 1838, the U. S. forced all the Native Americans to be inprisoned in the state of Oklahoma, with all children and adult Natives who were here before anyone else sad as a mouse caught by a cat. The United States called the area of land where they moved the Native Americans Indian Territory. You may remember the trail that the Native Americans walked on to get to Oklahoma known as the Trail of Tears. -
The Day of the Pioneers
Pioneer life in the 1840's was not easy. If the pioneer families were lucky, they would own a house with one room, and only one room, with all of the pioneer siblings smushed together while sleeping. In addition to the small space, most families were big in size, a family of eight as the average.
Coming westward, they traveled on the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail, and stopped to fight the Native Americans on the way. The pioneers also stopped by Oklahoma on the way. -
The Land of Oil
Oil, one of Oklahoma's natural resources, was founded by Edward Byrd, but it took him many days to do it. Frank Phillips also found oil in Bartlesville, and made a drilling site there. In the 1900's, oil was a problem, because too much of it was coming out the oil well. Brave people stpped the oil and capped the oil well on April 6, 1930. This is the reason oil is one of Oklahoma's natuaral resourses. -
Native Americans Lose Their Land?
In 1838, Native Americans were forced into Oklahoma, losing the other places the had lived. In 1890, though, they lost half of that land, which was already a small portion of land. What had happened: The U. S. had purchased more of the Native American land, so Indian Territory was made smaller, and the U.S. made Oklahoma Territory out of half the land that the Indians' owned. The Natives didn't like the idea, but they didn't and couldn't have a say on their behalf. -
Oklahoma Is A State
When the U. S. finally made Oklahoma a state, it was one of the last states to become one of the other states - the 46th! The poor state of Oklahoma had waited for 46 other lands in line to be states, so it came in last place with few other states, with Hawaii being the last. -
Famous!
Brad Pitt, a famous actor that most people have heard of, was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Being raised in Springfield, Missouri, no one would have guessed that he would become a famous actor. -
Who Blew The Roof Off?
Terrorists planning on bombing a building. Terrorists doing this horrible thing. That is exactly what happened in Oklahoma City, but instead of any old building, they picked a federal building, and these people may have gotten away with blowing it up. They killed over 150 people, starting at 9:00 A.M. Timothy McVeigh, twenty-seven, was the ne in charge of it, and was put to death. But If you ever meet any of his friends, you should: A. Run away
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Do You Hear Those Tornado Sirens?
Most people have heard tornado sirens wailing, and if not in person, on T.V. shows or on the news. These sirens were probably blaring noisily on May 3, 1999, for 43 people died during these 40-50 tornadoes, and 500 were hurt. This tornado was recorded one of the worst tornadoes.
