The average person is quite surprised that Civil War battles were fought here in Oklahoma, based, I suppose, on the assumption that as Oklahoma did not become a state until 1907 and, during the war, ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma officially entered the Union as the 46th state, marked by the inauguration of its first governor, Charles N. Haskell.

"Chapter 1, Title Page: Negro and White exclusion towns and other observations in Oklahoma and Indian Territory: essays by Frank G. Speck from The Southern workman / by Frank G. Speck ; edited with an ...

The US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that the state of Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans who commit crimes against Native Americans on tribal territory. This decision clarifies the 2020 ...

Three years ago, Native Americans in Oklahoma rejoiced when the Supreme Court ruled that the eastern half of Oklahoma is on tribal land, and that the state could not bring criminal prosecutions for ...