"A Matter of Black and White" is the personal story of an Oklahoma woman whose fight to gain an education formed a crucial episode in the civil rights movement. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, of parents only one generation removed from slavery, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher became the plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that laid the foundation for the eventual desegregation of schools (and much else) in America.
"A Matter of Black and White "resounds with almost universal human themes-childhood, school, friends, colleagues, community, and a love that lasted a lifetime.
"A Matter of Black and White" is the personal story of an Oklahoma woman whose fight to gain an education formed a crucial episode in the civil rig...
At age six, Carl Albert knew he wanted to serve in the United States Congress. In 1947 he realized his dream when he was elected to serve in the House of Representatives alongside John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. In Little Giant, Albert relates the story of his life in Oklahoma and his road to Congress, where after eight years of service he joined its leadership and shaped the legislation known as Kennedy's New Frontier and Johnson's Great Society. In 1971 he began his own Speakership; six years later, when it ended, Congress had been reshaped and had weathered the...
At age six, Carl Albert knew he wanted to serve in the United States Congress. In 1947 he realized his dream when he was elected to serve in the Ho...
Guided by a penchant for self-reflection and thoughtful discussion, Presbyterians have long been pulled in conflicting directions in their perceptions of their shared religious mission--with a tension that sometimes divides hearts as well as congregations. In this first comprehensive history of the Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma, historians Michael Cassity and Danney Goble reveal how Oklahoma Presbyterians have responded to the demands of an evolving society, a shifting theology, and even a divided church.
Beginning with the territorial period, Cassity and Goble examine the dynamics...
Guided by a penchant for self-reflection and thoughtful discussion, Presbyterians have long been pulled in conflicting directions in their percepti...
The product of two of Oklahoma s foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, "Oklahoma: A History" is the first comprehensive narrative to bring the story of the Sooner State to the threshold of its centennial.
From the tectonic formation of Oklahoma s varied landscape to the recovery and renewal following the Oklahoma City bombing, this readable book includes both the well-known and the not-so-familiar of the state s people, events, and places. W. David Baird and Danney Goble offer fresh perspectives on such widely recognized history makers as Sequoyah, the 1889 Land Run, and...
The product of two of Oklahoma s foremost authorities on the history of the 46th state, "Oklahoma: A History" is the first comprehensive narrative to ...
From the tectonic formation of Oklahoma s varied landscape to the recovery and renewal following the Oklahoma City bombing, this readable book includes both the well-known and the not-so-familiar of the state s people, events, and places. W. David Baird and Danney Goble offer fresh perspectives on such widely recognized history makers as Sequoyah, the 1889 Land Run, and the Glenn Pool oil strike. But they also give due attention to Black Seminole John Horse, Tulsa s Greenwood District, Coach Bertha Frank Teague s 40-year winning streak with the Byng Lady Pirates, and other lesser-known but...
From the tectonic formation of Oklahoma s varied landscape to the recovery and renewal following the Oklahoma City bombing, this readable book include...
"Oklahoma Politics might well be the best general history of a Western state." Western Historical Quarterly "Thoroughly researched and well written, this book is a solid study of the evolution of Oklahoma's political system." Southwestern Historical Quarterly Oklahoma Politics offers a thorough and accurate history of the state's government. Beginning with the elections of the territorial era, the authors progress through the early 1980s, covering every major election in the state's history and including biographical sketches of promintent political figures, discussion of controversies in the...
"Oklahoma Politics might well be the best general history of a Western state." Western Historical Quarterly "Thoroughly researched and well written, t...
"Progressive Oklahoma "traces Oklahoma s rapid evolution from pioneer territory to statehood under a model Progressive constitution. Author Danney Goble reasons that the Progressive movement grew as a reaction to an exaggerated species of Gilded Age social values the notion that an expanding marketplace and unfettered individualism would properly regulate progress. Near the end of the territorial era, that notion was challenged: commercial farmers and trade unionists saw a need to control the market through collective effort, and the sudden appearance of new corporate powers convinced...
"Progressive Oklahoma "traces Oklahoma s rapid evolution from pioneer territory to statehood under a model Progressive constitution. Author Danney Gob...
