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2. Okemah, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   Okemah, Oklahoma. /  35.42917°N 96.29972°W  / 35.42917; -96.29972. Okemah ( / ˌoʊˈkiːmə / or / ˈʌkimə /) [4] is the largest city in and the county seat of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. [5] It is the birthplace of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, a federally recognized Muscogee Indian tribe ...

3. List of ghost towns in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   Blake Gumprecht, "A Saloon On Every Corner: Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 74 (Summer 1996). Carson, Mary. Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma Volume 1. 144. Shirk, George (1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2.

4. Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson - Wikipedia

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   Laura and L. D. Nelson were an African-American mother and son who were lynched on May 25, 1911, near Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. [1] [2] They had been seized from their cells in the Okemah county jail the night before by a group of up to 40 white men, reportedly including Charley Guthrie, father of the folk singer Woody Guthrie. [3]

5. Okemah, Phoenix - Wikipedia

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   Okemah (Oh-Kee-Mah) was a neighborhood founded in 1927 by black migrants, now a part of present day Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the original residents moved from Oklahoma (especially Okemah) and Texas, looking for work on farms in the area. The neighborhood was one of the few areas, due to segregation and redlining, that black families could buy ...

6. Okfuskee County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   11,310. • Density. 18/sq mi (6.9/km 2) Congressional district. 2nd. Okfuskee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,310. [1] Its county seat is Okemah. [2] The county is named for a former Muscogee town in present Cleburne County, Alabama, that in turn was named for the Okfuskee ...

7. Woody Guthrie - Wikipedia

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   Woodrow Wilson Guthrie ( / ˈɡʌθri /; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and composer who was one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He inspired several generations both politically and musically with songs such as "This ...