by Hannibal B. Johnson | Dec 6, 2010 | Article
By Hannibal B. Johnson The words “law” and “justice,” most often coupled sequentially as “law and justice,” fit together like handmaidens. Historically and strategically, African-Americans have been true believers in the marriage of these concepts. From abolition to...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Aug 26, 2010 | Article
Reprinted from Tulsa World with permission of original author By Staff Reports Published: 8/26/2010 2:27 AM Last Modified: 8/26/2010 6:12 AM Last fall, the Tulsa Area Human Resources Association held its first annual “Return on Inclusion” business...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 13, 2010 | Article
“One might argue the historian is the conscience of the nation, if honesty and consistency are factors that nurture the conscience.” Dr. John Hope Franklin (Race and History, Selected Essays, 1938 – 1988) In life, Tulsa’s hometown hero, Dr. John Hope Franklin,...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jan 22, 2010 | Article
In 1926, the history of persons of African ancestry was largely ignored—not studied; not documented. African presence in America dates back to pre-colonial times, yet it was not until the 20th century that persons of African ancestry took it upon themselves to...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jan 22, 2010 | Article
What I find most remarkable about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is his vision. This champion of social equality and economic parity possessed an unparalleled penchant for timeless, incisive, inspirational prose. More than anyone, Dr. King elevated our discussions of...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Jun 19, 2009 | Article
DR. JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN Know the History; Know the Historian On March 25, 2009, America lost a trailblazing historian and scholar in the person of Dr. John Hope Franklin. At the time of his death, Dr. Franklin, a noted academician, was the John B. Duke Professor...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | May 29, 2009 | Article
OKLAHOMA’S ALL-BLACK TOWNS Test Your Knowledge of Oklahoma’s All-Black Towns. Take This quiz. You May Be Surprised At What You Don’t Know. 1. List two criteria used to determine whether a community constitutes an “all-Black town.”...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | May 11, 2009 | Article
Early in the twentieth century, the black community in Tulsa—the “Greenwood District” or simply “Greenwood”—became a nationally renowned entrepreneurial center. Legendary African-American statesman and educator, Booker T. Washington, dubbed Greenwood Avenue, the nerve...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Apr 15, 2009 | Article
As if shackles never fastened. As if lashes never pierced. As if slip knots never hanged. As if fire never charred. As if bullets never silenced. As if separate were equal. As if Jim never crowed. As if we moved with all deliberate speed. As if our rights came...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Apr 13, 2009 | Article
Black Wall Street by Hannibal B Johnson Greenwood Avenue, a.k.a. Black Wall Street, In the Oil Capital of the World. Entrepreneurs and innovators, Black men; black women. Bold. Visionary. Of national renown. Doctors and lawyers, Musicians and morticians, Theaters,...
