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Rogers, John, 1890-1977

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Founders, Benefactors, Etc. A-Z, Undated

 File — Box 13: [Barcode: 000021986888], Folder: 6

John Rogers, approximately 1925

 Item
Identifier: 1000-152-255
Scope and Contents A slide showing John Rogers, Rogers was a Tulsa attorney with strong ties to McMan Oil Company, and the University of Tulsa. Although he served as the first secretary of the Tulsa Benevolent Association, he severed his ties to that organization within a year after it became clear it was a front for the KKK. As Dean of the law school he oversaw the integration of that organization and served on the Oklahoma Civil Rights Commission as its first Chairman, working with Martin Luther King on...
Dates: Other: approximately 1925

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