Hey y'all, I'm back for my final session of this #CiteBlackWomen Twitter takeover. Let's start with more resources.
The Okla. Historical Society @okhistory has put together a fantastic collection of resources about African American history in the state. As they state plainly...
The Okla. Historical Society @okhistory has put together a fantastic collection of resources about African American history in the state. As they state plainly...
"Black History is Oklahoma History." I’m (@melissanstuckey) looking forward to working with them even more in the future. okhistory.org/blackhistory #Juneteenth #CiteBlackWomen
More for your summer reading list can be found at the end of my blog citeblackwomencollective.org/our-blog/junet…
Get yourself all the way together with scholarship by Brittney C. Cooper @professorcrunk, Deirdre Cooper Owens, Kellie Carter Jackson, Sarah Haley @sahaley, and Arica L. Coleman @ALCPHD.
Get yourself all the way together with scholarship by Brittney C. Cooper @professorcrunk, Deirdre Cooper Owens, Kellie Carter Jackson, Sarah Haley @sahaley, and Arica L. Coleman @ALCPHD.
Black Freedom requires a free press. Oklahoma was home to many black newspapers that ensured their story was told in their voice. Boley had The Boley Progress and others. Tulsa had The Tulsa Star and others. #Juneteenth #CiteBlackWomen
The Greenwood section of Tulsa is known around the world as #BlackWallStreet. It got this moniker because of the large concentration of black wealth. I confess, I prefer to call it Greenwood! #Juneteenth #CiteBlackWomen
I've seen evidence of #Juneteenth celebrations in Sand Springs Park in Tulsa, Okla. as early as 1914. All day, street cars and trains would take black Tulsans and others out of the city center to the festivities at the park. #Juneteenth #CiteBlackWomen photo c/o @tulsalibrary 
Sand Springs park was a gorgeous location. Music, picnicking, and dancing at the Pavilion were the order of the day. photo c/o @tulsalibrary #Juneteenth #CiteBlackWomen
But recall, #Juneteenth in the days of Jim Crow meant segregation and exclusion. In 1914, Black Tulsans were only allowed to use this gorgeous park once a month. By 1919, they could only use it for their Emancipation Day celebrations, days like Juneteenth or August 4.
From a 1917 Tulsa newspaper. (Tulsa Democrat, June 19, 1917)
Black Freedom is contested terrain. We can never assume things are getting better just because time has passed. In 1919, Sand Springs Park wanted to assure its white patrons that Black people did not use the lake on #Juneteenth. #CiteBlackWomen (from Tulsa Democrat June 16, 1919)
a closer look....
But wait, there's more....somehow the park was double booked on #Juneteenth. This time, Black Tulsans were able to negotiate and get the park on their one day to enjoy it. #CiteBlackWomen
Now here is where #CiteBlackWomen becomes more than a hashtag. Black food writer and all around humanist @robinmcaldwell alerted me to a source that showed that in 1920, #Juneteenth at Sand Springs Park was double booked AGAIN. This time, the festivities had to be postponed.
By the way, definitely follow @robinwcaldwell. But trust that she will make you HUNGRY. blacksouthernbelle.com/5-juneteenth-f…
I'm still researching the 1920 #Juneteenth double booking in Tulsa. I will say this...it ended up raining so hard on June 19 that the event that got park that day ended up being CANCELLED. Meanwhile, June 21, the new date for the celebration was gorgeous. ❤️🖤💚 #CiteBlackWomen
Why does all this matter? Again, Black Freedom is contested terrain. Two weeks ago 45 announced that he was coming to campaign in Tulsa on June 19. The outcry against this plan was loud. Not only was it #Juneteenth, but the 99th anniversary of the #TulsaRaceRiot was June 1. ...
Within a week the rally date was moved. My gut tells me that if "we, the people" had not taken to the streets for WEEKS to protest to the unjust killing of black people, that rally would have taken place today. Black Freedom is contested terrain. #citeblackwomen #Juneteenth
Thank you #citeblackwomen for letting me muse #Juneteenth history on #CiteBlackWomen today. Final shouts out. @profsassy, her book Afro Paradise is everythang. @_eyrickaaa who organized the first ever Juneteenth celebration in her hometown today. Follow Miss E! She's one to watch
Be sure to follow me at @melissanstuckey and always always always #CiteBlackWomen! ❤️🖤💚
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