Singer-songwriter and pianist Ben Folds returns to Oklahoma with a date at Tulsa’s historic Cain’s Ballroom.
Civil War
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The Chickasaw Nation produces a film about Oklahoma rancher Montford Johnson
The production recently wrapped principal photography in Oklahoma and Florida locations.
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Carpenter Square Theatre presents Civil War drama The Whipping Man
The show draws parallels between Jewish and African slavery.
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Ancestors of Muscogee (Creek) Freedmen seek reinstatement
Freedmen were slaves of Native Americans, and their tribal citizenship and benefits were revoked in 1979.
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Chicken-Fried News: Southern crossed
A bunch of Oklahomans ‘welcomed’ President Obama to Oklahoma with Confederate flags.
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Not our war
The Assad government is ruthless and has killed thousands of civilians, but the Obama administration said poison gas used by government forces would be the “red line” for action. A United Nations finding published by Reuters showed that poison gas was used by rebel forces, not government forces, so that line has yet to be […]
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Black Canyon
Chamberlain appears on three of the seven tracks which combine to tell a Civil War coming-of-age and love story written by Black Canyon front man Jake Morisse. Rich with his guttural twang, elegiac piano arrangements and former Mayola singer Riley Jantzen’s gazillion different instrumental contributions, “Battlefield Darlins” is one of the strongest country-rock offerings this […]
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Living legend
Michael Dean, public relations director for the Oklahoma History Center, said this presentation is unique, because there are a lot of interactive activities for kids, which makes it that much more interesting. “We try to make everything as hands-on as possible,” he said. “Call to Arms educates people on the day-to-day life of soldiers by […]
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‘Glory’ in Indian Territory
Bob Blackburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, said the Civil War events that occurred in Indian Territory were dramatic after the clock started ticking in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. “It all changes directions from 1861 to 1865 for the Indians, and for the African-Americans who had been victims of slavery. It changed […]