Once forgotten, Oklahoma’s historic all-black towns find renewed interest
Al Jazeera
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Once forgotten, Oklahoma’s historic all-black towns find renewed interest
Like many people from rural Oklahoma, Shirley Nero left her small town in search of education and job opportunities. After she retired from her position as a school teacher, however, Nero and her husband returned to her beloved hometown of Clearview, a community of fewer than 50 people that is one of the state’s remaining historically all-black towns. Now, the Neros are helping to drum up interest in Clearview, which had a peak population of more than 600.
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