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The Ralph Ellison Library at 2000 NE 23rd St is closed for upgrades beginning April 16. We anticipate reopening on May 6.
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Former Langston Strike Leader Still Fighting for Rights Cause
A newspaper article about civil rights leader Henry Floyd, his career, and presidency of the Oklahoma City branch of the NAACP.
Top Negro Scholars Credit Success to Home, Schools
A newspaper article profiling seven local students who were named among the top African American high school seniors in the country in 1965.

First Non-stop Flight from Oklahoma City to Paris
Left to right, Mayor George Shirk, Stanley Draper, Senator Mike Monroney, and Unknown celebrate the first non-stop flight from Oklahoma City to Paris at Will Rogers World Airport.