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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_region
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:All-Black_Towns_of_Oklahoma
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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gptkb:Boley_Rodeo
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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gptkb:Oklahoma_Black_Towns_Preservation_Program
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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African American history
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gptkbp:currentNumber
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13 incorporated towns remain
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gptkbp:declinedAfter
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economic hardship
urban migration
racist violence
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gptkbp:eraFounded
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early 20th century
late 19th century
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gptkbp:firstTownFounded
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gptkb:Langston
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gptkbp:governingBody
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self-governed by Black citizens
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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centers of Black self-governance
founded by African Americans after the Civil War
safe havens from racial violence
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Oklahoma Black Towns
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for Black communities nationwide
symbol of Black resilience
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gptkbp:listedOn
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National Register of Historic Places (some towns)
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Oklahoma
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gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity
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agriculture
small businesses
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gptkbp:notableResident
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gptkb:A.C._Hamlin
gptkb:Clara_Luper
gptkb:E.P._McCabe
gptkb:Roscoe_Dunjee
gptkb:Zelia_Breaux
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gptkbp:notableTown
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gptkb:Mound_Bayou
gptkb:Tullahassee
gptkb:mountain
gptkb:Clearview
gptkb:Redbird
gptkb:Boley
gptkb:Vernon
gptkb:Marshalltown
gptkb:Brooksville
gptkb:Lincoln_City
gptkb:Taft
gptkb:Langston
gptkb:Beland
gptkb:Rentiesville
Grayson
Tatums
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gptkbp:peakNumber
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over 50 towns
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:Oklahoma_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkb:Great_Migration
gptkb:Oklahoma_Land_Run
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:African_American_settlers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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