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On June 21, 2025, guests gathered at Clearview's Old School gym to celebrate Juneteenth and raise funds for its maintenance.
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Attendees gathered in the Chesapeake Room of the Oklahoma History Center for performances by Oscar and Shiron Ray, who portrayed U. S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves and his two wives, and to listen to Art Burton discuss the history of Oklahoma Outlaws. Oklahoma Historian Dr. Matthew Pierce opened the event at the History Center. Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr. served as the master of ceremonies. Shirley Nero, Chair of the OHS Black Heritage Committee and OHS Board Member, presented the “Reason for the Occasion” and welcomed everyone.
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Rufus Cannon was one of the most important African American lawmen in Oklahoma Territory. Born in Arkansas on January 29, 1847, Cannon had a considerable amount of Cherokee Indian ancestry. He worked out of the federal courts at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory.
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That would definitely be wonderful, wouldn't it? To have to tal amnesia regarding the awful things you have said or done in your past. To not remember the hurt you have caused, and the shame you have brought on yourself.
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