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Preserving Oklahoma History #103
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This episode contains information regarding Oklahoma Cities grandest homes from the turn of the century. Features information about historic vignettes. One is the Overholster Mansion built in 1903 and now part of the Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. This also includes information about the Tall Grass Prairie and the Osage Nation which once held the land rights to land where oil was discovered. In the 1920's the Osage Indian Nation became very wealthy from these land rights. In the early 1800's the early Osage tribal members were moved to the outskirts of this land due to the 1906 Allotment Act. The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is also related to these natives since many were Catholics. This also contains an interview with Clara Luper, known as the Mother of Sit In. She is also known as a great civic leader, a retired school teacher, and a pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at an NAACP convention. She held the first sit in in the nation in 1958. She speaks of Charlton Heston's involvement in civil rights advocacy and movement for equality. Also included is the Claremore's Belvidere Mansion that has been restored.…
Directors & creators
OETA - Oklahoma Educational Television Authority
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Clara Luper, Henry Overholser, Annie Overholser, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Charlton Heston, Lisa Escalon, Katie Friddle, Father Schoenlaker, Preservation Oklahoma, Osage Nation, OETA, Oklahoma City, Pawhuska, Overholster Mansion, Belvidere Mansion, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Osage Allotment Act of 1906, Civil Rights Movement, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, historic preservation
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