Skip to main contentSkip to main content

You are the owner of this article.

Edit Article Add New Article Close

You have permission to edit this article.

Edit Close

66°

• Log In
• Subscribe

• Guest
• Logout

Site Search

• AI Answers
• Site Search

• News
• Obituaries
• Opinion
• Sports

• Print Edition

  • E-edition
  • Today's Ads
  • Tulsa World Archives
  • Special Sections

• Our Properties

  • Broken Arrow
  • Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Buy & Sell

  • Place an Ad
  • Jobs
  • Chris Nikel Auto
  • Marketplace
  • Shop Local
  • Homes
  • Today's Deal
  • Legal Notices
  • Tulsa World Store

• Shopping

• Customer Service

  • Manage Tulsa Subscription
  • Activate Digital Subscription
  • Newsletter signup
  • Subscribe
  • Contact us
  • Photo Submissions
  • Report a correction
  • Manage Owasso Subscription
  • Manage Sand Springs Subscription
  • Manage Skiatook Subscription
  • Manage Wagoner Subscription
  • Help Center

• Mobile Apps

• Gift Subscriptions

• Weather: Live radar

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• Instagram

© 2026 Lee Enterprises

Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

Site Search

• AI Answers
• Site Search

Site Search

• AI Answers
• Site Search

A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Subscribe

Subscribe

• Log In

• 

  Welcome, Guest

  • My Subscription

    Help Center

  • My Account

  • Dashboard

  • Profile

  • Saved items

  • Logout

• News
• Obituaries
• Opinion
• Sports
• E-Edition
• Buy & Sell

• 66° Rain Shower

Share This

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email

58 years in the making, plaque commemorating Sand Springs schools' desegregation is dedicated

0 Comments

Share this

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

58 years in the making, plaque commemorating Sand Springs schools' desegregation is dedicated

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin
• Jun 20, 2022
• Jun 20, 2022 Updated Jul 27, 2023
• 0

1 of 8

Charles Page High School Class of 1965 President Bob Lemons shows the plaque commemorating the school’s desegregation to classmate Linda Barnes Grogan and Madalyn Anderson Ray of the Class of 1968.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin photos, Sand Springs Leader

Calvin Long was a junior when he and eight other students from Sand Springs’ Booker T. Washington School transferred to Charles Page High School in 1964, integrating the city’s schools a decade after Brown v. Board of Education.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

Bob Lemons presents a replica of the plaque to Kenneth E. Ray Jr., the son of the late Rev. Kenneth E. Ray, who helped bring about the desegregation of Sand Springs schools in 1964.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin PHOTOS, Sand Springs Leader

The plaque is installed in a heavily trafficked hallway at Charles Page High School.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

Betty Towns Jackson left Sand Springs for a time but ultimately returned to the city, and two of her three children graduated from Charles Page.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

Cal Long poses for pictures with his daughter, Whitnye Long Jones, in front of the plaque at Charles Page High School.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

Five of the nine African American students who were the face of the integration of Sand Springs Public Schools in August 1964.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

Four of the nine African American students who were the face of the integration of Sand Springs Public Schools in August 1964.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

Related content

Four Sandites recall 1964 desegregation of Charles Page High School

Prefer us on Google Learn More

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

Sharon Bishop-Baldwin

The dedication was months in the making, they said.

kAm%92E’D E649?:42==J ECF6]k^Am

kAm%96 7@C>2= F?G6:=:?8 @7 2 A=2BF6 4@>>6>@C2E:?8 E96 56D68C682E:@? @7 r92C=6D !286 w:89 $49@@= 925 366? D4965F=65 7@C u63CF2CJ[ E@ 4@:?4:56 H:E9 q=24< w:DE@CJ |@?E9]k^Am

kAmqFE[ 2D 92AA6?D[ r~'xs ?F>36CD 3682? E@ C:D6[ 2?5 E96 46C6>@?J ?66565 E@ 36 A@DEA@?65 F?E:= :E H2D D276C E@ 82E96C]k^Am

kAmp?5 :E H2D 6G6? >@C6 >@?E9D :? E96 >2<:?8 :? E96 D6?D6 E92E >@?6J H2D 36:?8 C2:D65 7@C E96 A=2BF6 =@?8 367@C6 E92E A=2??65 u63CF2CJ 2772:C]k^Am

People are also reading…

• Election Day is Nov. 3: Here are sample ballots for Tulsans
• POLL CLOSED: Vote for the Tulsa World high school football player of the week for Week 8
• Bill Haisten: It's time to get started on a new contract for Eric Morris
• Martha Plimpton talks about joining 'The Lowdown' cast for season two
• Jalen Williams injury: OKC Thunder star hurts leg by Clippers' flagrant foul
• OSU football's 2026 schedule: Ranking games in order of perceived difficulty
• A look at what judicial positions will be on the Nov. 3 ballot
• Berry Tramel: Thunder injuries to Jalen Williams & Cason Wallace will live in infamy
• National Arabian horse show draws thousands of horse lovers to Tulsa
• Garth Brooks brings Tulsa crowd to its feet during opening night at BOK Center
• Broken Arrow police chief challenges city's handling of investigation into him
• Berry Tramel: Thunder needs to deal; here are some names to consider for a 1st-round pick
• Bartlesville moves up in 6AII; Claremore, Grove, Berryhill return to rankings
• TPS board votes to relocate Zarrow International School to elementary school site slated for closure
• Early in-person voting begins Wednesday; DOJ monitors not expected until Election Day

kAmqFE :? 7F== EC2?DA2C6?4J[ $2EFC52J’D A=2BF6 565:42E:@? H2D 24EF2==J D6E :? >@E:@? ?62C=J D:I 564256D 28@[ H96? ?:?6 p7C:42? p>6C:42? DEF56?ED E@@< E96:C 7:CDE E6?F@FD DE6AD 5@H? E96 DE@C:65 92==D @7 r92C=6D !286 w:89 $49@@= :? pF8FDE `hec]k^Am

kAm(:E9@FE E92E 4@FC286@FD[ 9:DE@C:4 24E:@?[ DF49 2 46C6>@?J H@F=5 ?6G6C 92G6 92AA6?65] xE H@F=5 ?6G6C 92G6 366? ?66565]k^Am

kAm|@C6 E92? `__ A6@A=6 EFC?65 @FE $2EFC52J E@ 565:42E6 E96 A=2BF6[ 2 8:7E 7C@> E96 r92C=6D !286 w:89 $49@@= 4=2DD6D @7 `hed[ `hee 2?5 `hef E@ 9@?@C “E96 4@FC286 @7 E96:C 4=2DD>2E6D” — s@==:6 r92>36CD[ r@CE6K y@9?D@?[ |2C4:2 y@?6D[ r2=G:? {@?8[ z6:E9 #@3:?D@?[ |2CG:? $E6H2CE[ q6EEJ %@H?D[ s@F8=2D (6DE3C@@< 2?5 ':4<: (6DE3C@@<]k^Am

kAm~7 E96 ?:?6[ EH@ H6C6 23=6 E@ >2<6 E96 46C6>@?J — r2= {@?8 2?5 q6EEJ %@H?D y24<D@?]k^Am

kAmq@3 {6>@?D[ AC6D:56?E @7 E96 r=2DD @7 `hed[ D6CG65 2D E96 >2DE6C @7 46C6>@?:6D]k^Am

kAm}@E 6G6CJ@?6 H9@ DA@<6 $2EFC52J H2D 2 $2?5:E6[ 9@H6G6C]k^Am

kAmy2>6D #FDD6== 8C25F2E65 7C@> (:== #@86CD w:89 $49@@= :? %F=D2 :? `hea[ 3FE :E H2D 9:D C@=6 :? E96 56D68C682E:@? @7 r92C=6D !286 E92E 92D 925 2 =2DE:?8 :>A24E @? 9:D =:76]k^Am

kAm(9:=6 #FDD6== >@G65 @? 27E6C 9:89 D49@@= E@ 2EE6?5 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 ~<=29@>2 :? }@C>2?[ 9:D >@E96C[ H9@ H2D H@C<:?8 @? E96 z6JDE@?6 s2> AC@;64E 7@C E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E[ >@G65 E@ $2?5 $AC:?8D E@ 36 4=@D6C E@ 96C ;@3]k^Am

kAm#FDD6== — H9@ H2D 24E:G6 :? E96 4:G:= C:89ED >@G6>6?E E9C@F89 E96 }ppr! 2?5 r~#t[ E96 r@?8C6DD @7 #24:2= tBF2=:EJ — 6?565 FA DA6?5:?8 9:D DF>>6C 3C62<D :? $2?5 $AC:?8D] w6 2=D@ E@@< A2CE :? E96 %F=D2 D:E\:?D :? `hec]k^Am

kAm“(92E 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 5@?’E <?@H[” 96 D2:5 $2EFC52J[ “:D E92E E96 7:CDE 2?5 =2DE D:E\:?D @7 E96 >@56C? 4:G:= C:89ED >@G6>6?E @44FCC65 :? ~<=29@>2]”k^Am

kAm%96 7:CDE H6C6 E96 `hdg =F?49\4@F?E6C D:E\:?D =65 3J r=2C2 {FA6C :? ~<=29@>2 r:EJ] p?5 E96 %F=D2 D:E\:?D H6C6 2>@?8 E96 =2DE >2;@C 56>@?DEC2E:@?D 367@C6 E96 r:G:= #:89ED p4E @7 `hec 3642>6 =2H]k^Am

kAm#FDD6==[ 2 H9:E6 <:5 H9@ 925 366? 3@C? :? C24:2==J AC@8C6DD:G6 }6H *@C<[ =@@<65 2E $2?5 $AC:?8D’ D49@@=D — DE:== D68C682E65 2 564256 27E6C E96 `hdc qC@H? G] q@2C5 @7 t5F42E:@? $FAC6>6 r@FCE 564:D:@? E92E @FE=2H65 D49@@= D68C682E:@? — 2?5 <?6H E92E :?E68C2E:?8 E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E 925 E@ 36 r~#t’D ?6IE AC@;64E]k^Am

kAm|6>36CD <?@4<65 @? 5@@CD :? $2?5 $AC:?8D’ q=24< 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 =2C86=J 7@F?5 DFAA@CE 7@C E96 677@CE[ 2=E9@F89 E96C6 H2D A=6?EJ @7 C6D:DE2?46[ DF49 2D 7C@> E62496CD 2E E96 2==\q=24< q@@<6C %] (2D9:?8E@? $49@@=[ H9@ C:89E=J AC65:4E65 E92E D@>6 @7 E96> H@F=5 D@@? 36 @FE @7 E96:C ;@3D]k^Am

kAmqFE EH@ A6@A=6 H6C6 :?E68C2= E@ E96 DF446DD @7 E96 677@CE E@ >@G6 7@CH2C5]k^Am

kAm%96 #6G] z6??6E9 t] #2J AC@G:565 G:E2= 4@>>F?:EJ DFAA@CE 7@C E96 42>A2:8?[ 2D H6== 2D 2 A9JD:42= =@42E:@? — 9:D 49FC49 — 7@C E96 @C82?:K:?8 >66E:?8D]k^Am

kAmqFE :E H2D |2CBF6D w2J?6D — 2 AC@76DD:@?2= 32D<6E32== A=2J6C H9@ 925 366? 3@C? 2?5 C2:D65 :? $2?5 $AC:?8D[ H9@ 925 8C25F2E65 7C@> q@@<6C %][ 2?5 H9@ H2D[ 3J `hec[ 2 3@?2 7:56 :4@? @7 E96 w2C=6> v=@36EC@EE6CD — H9@ D62=65 E96 562=]k^Am

kAmu@C w2J?6D[ E9@F89[ :E H2D?’E A@=:E:42=j :E H2D A6CD@?2=]k^Am

kAmw6 DA@<6 2E E96 7:CDE @C82?:K:?8 >66E:?8] p=E9@F89 9:D J62CD 2E q@@<6C %] 925 366? 7@==@H65 3J 8C62E DF446DD[ 96 D2:5[ 96 925 ?6G6C H2?E65 E@ 36 2 32D<6E32== A=2J6C] w6 H2?E65 E@ 36 2 AC:?E6C]k^Am

kAmq@@<6C %] 5:5?’E 92G6 2 AC:?E:?8 AC@8C2>] qFE r92C=6D !286 5:5]k^Am

kAmp?5 E92E H2D E96 6?5 @7 E96 5:D4FDD:@?] %96 677@CE E@ :?E68C2E6 H@F=5 >@G6 7@CH2C5] p? 62C=J 28C66>6?E H2D C624965 H:E9 E96 D49@@= 3@2C5[ 3FE E96 A24E E96? 4@==2AD65]k^Am

kAm%96 AC@\:?E68C2E:@? 8C@FA 7:=65 2 4@>A=2:?E H:E9 E96 &]$] pEE@C?6J’D ~77:46[ 2?5 7656C2= AC@D64FE@CD E96? >6E H:E9 E96 D49@@= 3@2C5]k^Am

kAm%96 3@2C5 BF:4<=J C6=6?E65[ 2?5 :?E68C2E:@? 3642>6 2 C62=:EJ]k^Am

kAm“%9:D H9@=6 E9:?8 92AA6?65 :? E9C66 H66<D[” #FDD6== D2:5 $2EFC52J] “xE H2D 2 E@E2==J =:89E?:?8 6G6?E] x H:D9 E92E 2== AC@;64ED H6C6 E92E 72DE 2?5 DF446DD7F=]”k^Am

kAm#FDD6== D2:5 :E H2D :>A@CE2?E E@ C62=:K6 E92E “6G6CJ A6CD@? @? E92E A=2BF6 E@@< C:D<D] x 5@?’E <?@H 9@H J@F 42? >2<6 492?86 =:<6 E92E H:E9@FE E2<:?8 C:D<D]”k^Am

kAmqFE 96 2=D@ ?@E65 E92E E96 =@42E:@? @7 E96 6G6?ED 42?’E 36 @G6C=@@<65]k^Am

kAm“%96C6 H2D 2 DA64:2= 6586 E@ :E 2C@F?5 96C6 3642FD6 :E H2D @?=J cb J62CD D:?46 E96 %F=D2 W#246X |2DD24C6 @7 `ha`[” 96 D2:5] “%92E >62?E E92E E96C6 H6C6 A6@A=6 :? E96:C d_D[ e_D 2?5 f_D H9@ 925 =:G65 E9C@F89 E9@D6 2H7F= 6G6?ED]k^Am

kAm“x >62? — H6 H6C6 J@F?8[” 96 D2:5] %96 %F=D2 #246 |2DD24C6 “AC@323=J D66>65 =:<6 E96 r:G:= (2C E@ FD] qFE E@ E96>[ :E H2D G6CJ 7C6D9]”k^Am

kAm!C@323=J 23@FE 2D 7C6D9 2D `hec :D E@52J E@ #FDD6==[ H9@ H2D ?@E F?D42E965 3J E96 42>A2:8? E@ :?E68C2E6 r92C=6D !286]k^Am

kAm“x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ D2J E92E C624E:@? :? $2?5 $AC:?8D[ E92E :E H2D E@E2==J A62467F= — :E H2D ?@E]”k^Am

kAmw6 C642==65 E9C62E6?:?8 A9@?6 42==D E@ 9:D 9@FD6 2?5 92C2DD>6?E E@ DF49 2? 6IE6?E E92E 9:D >@E96C 925 E@ >@G6 324< E@ %F=D2]k^Am

kAmtG6? D@[ :E’D 92C5 ?@E 36 D2E:D7:65 H:E9 9@H E9:?8D H@C<65 @FE[ 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm“x’> C62==J[ C62==J 92AAJ[ :? E2=<:?8 E@ DEF56?ED[ E92E :E H2D 2 =2C86=J DF446DD7F= 6IA6C:6?46[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAmr2= {@?8 H2D @?6 @7 E9@D6 DEF56?ED H9@ 42?’E 7:?5 2 325 H@C5 E@ D2J 23@FE 9:D EH@ J62CD 2E r92C=6D !286 2D 2 >6>36C @7 E96 r=2DD @7 `hee]k^Am

kAm{@?8 H2D 2 ;F?:@C H96? 96 EC2?D76CC65 7C@> q@@<6C %] (2D9:?8E@?[ 2?5 C:89E 2H2J 96 >256 E96 32D<6E32== E62>]k^Am

kAmw6 E@=5 E96 2F5:6?46 $2EFC52J 23@FE 36:?8 ?2>65 $EF56?E @7 E96 |@?E9 :? $6AE6>36C @7 9:D D6?:@C J62C 2?5 23@FE 9@H 9:D 32D<6E32== 4@249 925 8@EE6? 9:> 2 ECJ@FE 2E }@CE96C? ;F?:@C 4@==686 :? %@?<2H2[ H96C6 96 >256 E96 E62> 2?5 H2D 2 DE2CE6C 9:D D64@?5 J62C]k^Am

kAm“x 925?’E A=2??65 E@ 8@ E@ 4@==686[ 96 D2:5] “x H2D 8@:?8 E@ 86E 2 ;@3 2?5 E2<6 42C6 @7 >J >@>]k^Am

kAm“$@ E92E 925 2 DEC@?8 :>A24E @? >J =:76]”k^Am

kAmqFE :E H2D?’E ;FDE @?6 A6CD@? H9@ >256 E9:?8D 92AA6? 7@C {@?8 2?5 E96 @E96CD[ 2?5 :E H2D E92E “4@>>F?:EJ @7 96=A6CD” FA@? H9:49 96 C67=64E65 $2EFC52J]k^Am

kAm“(96? x E9:?< 23@FE H92E H6 H6?E E9C@F89[ x ;FDE H:D9 >J >@> H2D 96C6 E@ D66 E9:D[” 96 D2:5] “x H:D9 |C] (6DE3C@@< H2D 96C6 E@ D66 E9:D] x H:D9 #6G] #2J H2D 96C6 E@ D66 E9:D] x H:D9 |2CBF6D w2J?6D H2D 96C6 E@ D66 E9:D]k^Am

kAm“%96J >256 2== E96 D2>6 D24C:7:46D E92E H6 5:5[” 96 D2:5] “%96J C62==J DE6AA65 FA 7@C FD]”k^Am

kAm%96 #6G] #2J’D D@?[ z6??6E9 t] #2J yC][ E@=5 E96 2F5:6?46 E92E 96 H2D DFC6 9:D =2E6 72E96C “H@F=5 D2=FE6 E96 4@FC286 @7 |C] #FDD6== 2?5 2== @7 E96 DEF56?ED]”k^Am

kAm“x’> ;FDE AC@F5 E@52J E@ C6AC6D6?E 9:>[” 96 D2:5] “x 36=:6G6 E92E E96C6’D 2 962G6?[ 2?5 x E9:?< E92E 96’D 96C6 H:E9 FD :? DA:C:E] $@ x H2?E E@ D2J E@ 9:> :? DA:C:E[ ‘s255J[ J@F 5:5 8@@5]’”k^Am

kAmq6EEJ %@H?D y24<D@? D2:5 D96 C6>6>36CD 36:?8 D42C65 E@ 8@ E@ D49@@= E92E 7:CDE 52J[ ?@E <?@H:?8 H92E E@ 6IA64E]k^Am

kAm“qFE E92E 762C D@@? 5:>:?:D965[” D96 D2:5] “$@>6E:>6D x H@F=5 962C E96 ?\H@C5 — 3FE :8?@C65 :E] p=E9@F89 E96J 5:C64E65 E96 H@C5 E@H2C5 E96 ?:?6 @7 FD[ H6 <?6H H6 H6C6?’E E96 H@C5 E96J H6C6 42==:?8 FD]”k^Am

kAmy24<D@? >@G65 2H2J 7C@> $2?5 $AC:?8D 7@C 2 E:>6[ 3FE D96 =2E6C C6EFC?65[ 2?5 EH@ @7 96C E9C66 49:=5C6? 8C25F2E65 7C@> r92C=6D !286]k^Am

kAm“x ?6G6C E9@F89E H96? x H2=<65 FA E9@D6 DE6AD 2=>@DE dg J62CD 28@ E92E x H@F=5 36 2 A2CE @7 9:DE@CJ 2?5 9@?@C65 2E E9:D DA64:2= 46C6>@?J[” D96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm“x’> 8C2E67F= E@ 36 C64@8?:K65 2D 2 A2CE @7 E96 9:DE@CJ @7 4:G:= C:89ED :? $2?5 $AC:?8D[ ~<=29@>2[ 2?5 x’> 92AAJ E92E 6249 DEF56?E 42? G:6H E96 A=2BF6 2?5 =62C? 23@FE r92C=6D !286 w:89’D C@=6 :? p>6C:42? 9:DE@CJ]”k^Am

news@sandspringsleader.com

0 Comments

Be the first to know

Get local news delivered to your inbox!

Sign up!

* I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.

Sharon Bishop-Baldwin

Sand Springs Leader Staff Writer

Follow Sharon Bishop-Baldwin

Close

Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily!

Your notification has been saved.

There was a problem saving your notification.

{{description}}

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

Save

Manage followed notifications

Close

Followed notifications

Please log in to use this feature

Log In

Don't have an account? Sign Up Today

Related to this story

Close

Charles Page High School Class of 1965 President Bob Lemons shows the plaque commemorating the school’s desegregation to classmate Linda Barnes Grogan and Madalyn Anderson Ray of the Class of 1968.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin photos, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

Calvin Long was a junior when he and eight other students from Sand Springs’ Booker T. Washington School transferred to Charles Page High School in 1964, integrating the city’s schools a decade after Brown v. Board of Education.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

Bob Lemons presents a replica of the plaque to Kenneth E. Ray Jr., the son of the late Rev. Kenneth E. Ray, who helped bring about the desegregation of Sand Springs schools in 1964.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin PHOTOS, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

The plaque is installed in a heavily trafficked hallway at Charles Page High School.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

Betty Towns Jackson left Sand Springs for a time but ultimately returned to the city, and two of her three children graduated from Charles Page.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

Cal Long poses for pictures with his daughter, Whitnye Long Jones, in front of the plaque at Charles Page High School.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

Five of the nine African American students who were the face of the integration of Sand Springs Public Schools in August 1964.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

Four of the nine African American students who were the face of the integration of Sand Springs Public Schools in August 1964.

• Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Sand Springs Leader

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• WhatsApp
• SMS
• Email
• Print
• Copy article link
• Save

×

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bluesky
• Instagram

Prefer us on Google Learn More

Sites & Partners

• Wagoner County American-Tribune

Services

• Manage Subscription
• Contact us
• Advertise with us
• Newsletter Signup
• Join our Team
• Licensing
• Shopping
• Dealer Returns

© Copyright 2026 Tulsa World, 315 S. Boulder Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103

A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Advertising Terms of Use | Privacy Choices | Cookie Preferences

Powered by BLOX Content Management System from bloxdigital.com.

{{title}}

{{summary}}

• Notifications
• Settings

You don't have any notifications.

Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

Topics

Breaking News

Subscribe

News Alert

Subscribe

Back ×

Offer

Sorry, an error occurred.

Already Subscribed!

Get StartedManage Service

Cancel anytime

You are logged in

 Switch accounts

Secure transaction. Cancel anytime. Have an account? Log In

Back ×

Sign Up

Account processing issue - the email address may already exist

User information

Username (Optional)

This is the name that will be used to identify you within the system. Choose wisely!

* First name

* Last name

Your real name will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more!

* Email Address

Your email address will be used to confirm your account. We won't share it with anyone else.

* Password

Must be at least 8 characters, not contain repeating characters (e.g., 111), and not contain sequential numbers (e.g., 123).

Create a password that only you will remember. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address.

* Confirm Password

Confirm your password.

CAPTCHA

Create Account

Have an account? Log In

×

You're all set!

Thank you .

Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.

Check your email for details.

OK

Back ×

Log In

Invalid password or account does not exist

Email Address

Password

Remember me

Forgot your password?

Log In

Email me a log in link

Admin login Subscribe

Need an account? Sign Up

Back ×

Reset Password

Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.

Email or Screen Name

CAPTCHA

Reset Password

×

Forgot Password

An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.

Back ×

Email me a log in link

Account Email

CAPTCHA

Send Email

Back ×

Promotional Offers

Promo code

Enter Promo Code

Redeem

No promotional rates found.

Back ×

Purchase Gift Purchase Access

See More Offers

details close

×

An error occurred

×

Secure & Encrypted

What's your email address?

Email

Password

Confirm password

Must be at least 8 characters, not contain repeating characters (e.g., 111), and not contain sequential numbers (e.g., 123).

What's your name?

First name

Last name

Who is this gift for?

Recipient name

Recipient email

Optional message for the recipient

Who is this gift from?

Purchaser name

Purchaser email

Purchaser zip code

Delivery date

Delivery date

What's your billing location?

Address

City

State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces PacificArmed Forces EuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsMarshall IslandsAmerican SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamPalauAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaManitoba, CanadaNew Brunswick, CanadaNewfoundland, CanadaNova Scotia, CanadaNorthwest Territories, CanadaNunavut, CanadaOntario, CanadaPrince Edward Island, CanadaQuebec, CanadaSaskatchewan, CanadaYukon Territory, Canada

Zip Code

Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People's Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People's Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People's Republic ofBarbadosBelarusBelgium, Kingdom ofBelizeBenin, People's Republic ofBermudaBhutan, Kingdom ofBolivia, Republic ofBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswana, Republic ofBouvet Island (Bouvetoya)Brazil, Federative Republic ofBritish Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago)British Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgaria, People's Republic ofBurkina FasoBurundi, Republic ofCambodia, Kingdom ofCameroon, United Republic ofCape Verde, Republic ofCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChad, Republic ofChile, Republic ofChina, People's Republic ofChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombia, Republic ofComoros, Union of theCongo, Democratic Republic ofCongo, People's Republic ofCook IslandsCosta Rica, Republic ofCote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of theCyprus, Republic ofCzech RepublicDenmark, Kingdom ofDjibouti, Republic ofDominica, Commonwealth ofEcuador, Republic ofEgypt, Arab Republic ofEl Salvador, Republic ofEquatorial Guinea, Republic ofEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaeroe IslandsFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Fiji, Republic of the Fiji IslandsFinland, Republic ofFrance, French RepublicFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabon, Gabonese RepublicGambia, Republic of theGeorgiaGermanyGhana, Republic ofGibraltarGreece, Hellenic RepublicGreenlandGrenadaGuadaloupeGuamGuatemala, Republic ofGuinea, Revolutionary People's Rep'c ofGuinea-Bissau, Republic ofGuyana, Republic ofHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)Honduras, Republic ofHong Kong, Special Administrative Region of ChinaHrvatska (Croatia)Hungary, Hungarian People's RepublicIceland, Republic ofIndia, Republic ofIndonesia, Republic ofIran, Islamic Republic ofIraq, Republic ofIrelandIsrael, State ofItaly, Italian RepublicJapanJordan, Hashemite Kingdom ofKazakhstan, Republic ofKenya, Republic ofKiribati, Republic ofKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwait, State ofKyrgyz RepublicLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanon, Lebanese RepublicLesotho, Kingdom ofLiberia, Republic ofLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtenstein, Principality ofLithuaniaLuxembourg, Grand Duchy ofMacao, Special Administrative Region of ChinaMacedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic ofMadagascar, Republic ofMalawi, Republic ofMalaysiaMaldives, Republic ofMali, Republic ofMalta, Republic ofMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritania, Islamic Republic ofMauritiusMayotteMicronesia, Federated States ofMoldova, Republic ofMonaco, Principality ofMongolia, Mongolian People's RepublicMontserratMorocco, Kingdom ofMozambique, People's Republic ofMyanmarNamibiaNauru, Republic ofNepal, Kingdom ofNetherlands AntillesNetherlands, Kingdom of theNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaragua, Republic ofNiger, Republic of theNigeria, Federal Republic ofNiue, Republic ofNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorway, Kingdom ofOman, Sultanate ofPakistan, Islamic Republic ofPalauPalestinian Territory, OccupiedPanama, Republic ofPapua New GuineaParaguay, Republic ofPeru, Republic ofPhilippines, Republic of thePitcairn IslandPoland, Polish People's RepublicPortugal, Portuguese RepublicPuerto RicoQatar, State ofReunionRomania, Socialist Republic ofRussian FederationRwanda, Rwandese RepublicSamoa, Independent State ofSan Marino, Republic ofSao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic ofSaudi Arabia, Kingdom ofSenegal, Republic ofSerbia and MontenegroSeychelles, Republic ofSierra Leone, Republic ofSingapore, Republic ofSlovakia (Slovak Republic)SloveniaSolomon IslandsSomalia, Somali RepublicSouth Africa, Republic ofSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSpain, Spanish StateSri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic ofSt. HelenaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudan, Democratic Republic of theSuriname, Republic ofSvalbard & Jan Mayen IslandsSwaziland, Kingdom ofSweden, Kingdom ofSwitzerland, Swiss ConfederationSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwan, Province of ChinaTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailand, Kingdom ofTimor-Leste, Democratic Republic ofTogo, Togolese RepublicTokelau (Tokelau Islands)Tonga, Kingdom ofTrinidad and Tobago, Republic ofTunisia, Republic ofTurkey, Republic ofTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUganda, Republic ofUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain & N. IrelandUruguay, Eastern Republic ofUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofViet Nam, Socialist Republic ofWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambia, Republic ofZimbabwe

What's your delivery address?

Copy billing location

Address

City

State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces PacificArmed Forces EuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsMarshall IslandsAmerican SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamPalauAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaManitoba, CanadaNew Brunswick, CanadaNewfoundland, CanadaNova Scotia, CanadaNorthwest Territories, CanadaNunavut, CanadaOntario, CanadaPrince Edward Island, CanadaQuebec, CanadaSaskatchewan, CanadaYukon Territory, Canada

Zip code

Country

United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People's Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People's Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People's Republic ofBarbadosBelarusBelgium, Kingdom ofBelizeBenin, People's Republic ofBermudaBhutan, Kingdom ofBolivia, Republic ofBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswana, Republic ofBouvet Island (Bouvetoya)Brazil, Federative Republic ofBritish Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago)British Virgin IslandsBrunei DarussalamBulgaria, People's Republic ofBurkina FasoBurundi, Republic ofCambodia, Kingdom ofCameroon, United Republic ofCape Verde, Republic ofCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChad, Republic ofChile, Republic ofChina, People's Republic ofChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombia, Republic ofComoros, Union of theCongo, Democratic Republic ofCongo, People's Republic ofCook IslandsCosta Rica, Republic ofCote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of theCyprus, Republic ofCzech RepublicDenmark, Kingdom ofDjibouti, Republic ofDominica, Commonwealth ofEcuador, Republic ofEgypt, Arab Republic ofEl Salvador, Republic ofEquatorial Guinea, Republic ofEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaeroe IslandsFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Fiji, Republic of the Fiji IslandsFinland, Republic ofFrance, French RepublicFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabon, Gabonese RepublicGambia, Republic of theGeorgiaGermanyGhana, Republic ofGibraltarGreece, Hellenic RepublicGreenlandGrenadaGuadaloupeGuamGuatemala, Republic ofGuinea, Revolutionary People's Rep'c ofGuinea-Bissau, Republic ofGuyana, Republic ofHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)Honduras, Republic ofHong Kong, Special Administrative Region of ChinaHrvatska (Croatia)Hungary, Hungarian People's RepublicIceland, Republic ofIndia, Republic ofIndonesia, Republic ofIran, Islamic Republic ofIraq, Republic ofIrelandIsrael, State ofItaly, Italian RepublicJapanJordan, Hashemite Kingdom ofKazakhstan, Republic ofKenya, Republic ofKiribati, Republic ofKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwait, State ofKyrgyz RepublicLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanon, Lebanese RepublicLesotho, Kingdom ofLiberia, Republic ofLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtenstein, Principality ofLithuaniaLuxembourg, Grand Duchy ofMacao, Special Administrative Region of ChinaMacedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic ofMadagascar, Republic ofMalawi, Republic ofMalaysiaMaldives, Republic ofMali, Republic ofMalta, Republic ofMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritania, Islamic Republic ofMauritiusMayotteMicronesia, Federated States ofMoldova, Republic ofMonaco, Principality ofMongolia, Mongolian People's RepublicMontserratMorocco, Kingdom ofMozambique, People's Republic ofMyanmarNamibiaNauru, Republic ofNepal, Kingdom ofNetherlands AntillesNetherlands, Kingdom of theNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaragua, Republic ofNiger, Republic of theNigeria, Federal Republic ofNiue, Republic ofNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorway, Kingdom ofOman, Sultanate ofPakistan, Islamic Republic ofPalauPalestinian Territory, OccupiedPanama, Republic ofPapua New GuineaParaguay, Republic ofPeru, Republic ofPhilippines, Republic of thePitcairn IslandPoland, Polish People's RepublicPortugal, Portuguese RepublicPuerto RicoQatar, State ofReunionRomania, Socialist Republic ofRussian FederationRwanda, Rwandese RepublicSamoa, Independent State ofSan Marino, Republic ofSao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic ofSaudi Arabia, Kingdom ofSenegal, Republic ofSerbia and MontenegroSeychelles, Republic ofSierra Leone, Republic ofSingapore, Republic ofSlovakia (Slovak Republic)SloveniaSolomon IslandsSomalia, Somali RepublicSouth Africa, Republic ofSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSpain, Spanish StateSri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic ofSt. HelenaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Pierre and MiquelonSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudan, Democratic Republic of theSuriname, Republic ofSvalbard & Jan Mayen IslandsSwaziland, Kingdom ofSweden, Kingdom ofSwitzerland, Swiss ConfederationSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwan, Province of ChinaTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailand, Kingdom ofTimor-Leste, Democratic Republic ofTogo, Togolese RepublicTokelau (Tokelau Islands)Tonga, Kingdom ofTrinidad and Tobago, Republic ofTunisia, Republic ofTurkey, Republic ofTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUganda, Republic ofUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain & N. IrelandUruguay, Eastern Republic ofUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofViet Nam, Socialist Republic ofWallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaYemenZambia, Republic ofZimbabwe

Phone

Purchase detail

Subtotal:

Total:

How would you like to pay?

Ending in

Add New Card

Terms of service confirmation

I Agree to the Subscription Terms of Use.
This service will be automatically renewed and your credit card billed once it nears expiration.

Secure transaction. Secure transaction. Cancel anytime.

×

You're all set!

Thank you.

Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.

Rate: Begins: Transaction ID:

A receipt was sent to your email.

OK

×

An error occurred

This offer is currently unavailable.

Close

Search AI Answers