Readings
Period III: The Modern Era
AIDS in Africa--- Is [Was] It an Exaggeration? Why?
Building the Alaska Highway--- A Lost and Neglected Story
Black Worker 1900-1971--- Promises, Promised
Black and a Cowboy--- Eastern Urban Cowboy
"Uncle" Clarence Thomas--- A Less-Than-Favorable View
The Dark Side of African American Success--- Is Success Really an Illusion?
Exploring the Longevity Gap--- Some Scientific Studies
Gordon Parks--- Famous Photographer
Hannah Adkins--- A Famous Oklahoman Recognized
Henry James--- A Chandlerite Recalls a Life
Herb Jefferies--- Movies and Color and Identity
Jimmie Steward on Ralph Ellison--- Fond OKC Memories
John Hope Franklin; Famous Historian--- A View from the Soft Oklahoma Side
Malcolm X--- His Cultural Life After Death
The Mariners--- A Successful, Mix-Race Singing Post-WWII Group
The Vicious Murder of Emmett Till--- Racists Murdering Children
North Dallas Freedman's Town--- A Town and a History Nearly Erased
Ophelia DeVore--- Beauty and Poise Used Wisely
Ralph Ellison Interview, 1993--- A Life Remembered
Ralph Ellison Remembers Oklahoma City--- Rather Fondly
Struggle for Equality in Lawton, Oklahoma [2003]--- Does It Get Better or Not?