Tulsa Remote Continue Tour of 13 Original All-Black Towns

The Tulsa Remote Group is well on its way of completing their tour of the Thirteen Original Incorporated All-Black Towns. They have visited the towns of Taft, Tullahassee, Redbird, Rentiesville, Summit, Grayson, Clearview, Vernon, and Boley. On Saturday, the group visited the town of Langston and visited the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City where they toured the Oklahoma Black Towns exhibit and the Oklahoma African American “Realizing A Dream” section of the Oklahoma History Center. On July 24 , the group will make the three and one-half drive from Tulsa to visit the all-Black town of Tatums in the Chickasaw Nation. While in the area, they will explore other sites of Oklahoma. The last of the all- Black towns of Lima and Brooksville will complete their journey in August. Shirley Nero, historian, is the director and organizer of the tours.