African American Oral History Resources: Home
About
The Oklahoma Oral History Research Program works to document and make accessible the history of Oklahoma and OSU through oral history interviews.
By recording first-person perspectives of lived events, oral history is a research methodology utilized to document a complex and inclusive archive of experiences through an intentional recorded interview process which is made available for future generations.
The resources listed in this guide highlight the various projects and interviews in our archive that focus on African American history in Oklahoma, with topics ranging from school desegregation to the history of all-black towns in Oklahoma.
Using these sources...
If you click on any of these materials, you'll be taken directly to them. Each interview includes a transcript and an audio or video recording. For assistance accessing or citing our materials, please feel free to contact us at liboh@okstate.edu
Collections
- Boley, OklahomaThe Boley, Oklahoma Collection is a series of interviews focused on the community of the historic All-Black town of Boley including former students and teachers of the now closed school.
- Muskogee African American Heritage CollectionThe Muskogee African American Heritage Collection is a series of interviews focused on the Black community in Muskogee, Oklahoma, including former students of Manual Training High School.
- Stillwater's African American Heritage CollectionThe Stillwater’s African American Heritage Collection is a series of interviews focused on the Black community of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and in particular former students of Washington School.
- Vinita's Attucks SchoolThe Vinita’s Attucks School Collection is a series of interviews with former students of the school that served the African American community of Vinita, Oklahoma, until desegregation.