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Loretta Y. Jackson P.O. Box 2044 Chickasha, Oklahoma 73023 ©The Loretta Y. Jackson African American Historical Society
315 E Ada Sipuel Ave, Chickasha, OK 73018 Phone: 405-224-5297 405-224-1953 Fax: 405-224-1935
The LYJ-AAHS Project consists of a museum site with two buildings. The first building is an early 20th Century, one room African American school and has been relocated to the museum site and has been restored. The second building will be a 2050 sq. ft spacious gallery and meeting-listening room. The museum and history center site will be located on Ada Lois Sipuel Avenue. This street was named in honor of Ada Lois Sipuel who, in 1946, filed a lawsuit because she was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma School of Law. After the Supreme Court's favorable decision, Sipuel, the first African American was admitted.
Purpose: The LYJ-AAHS Project will create a museum and history center that will be dedicated to the collection and exhibition of items pertaining to the heritage and culture of African Americans through the relocation and restoration of an early 20th Century one room school and by providing a Gallery of exhibits and various artifacts. This is to encourage the study and appreciation of the contributions of African Americans.
Loretta Y. Jackson P.O. Box 2044 Chickasha, Oklahoma 73023 ©The Loretta Y. Jackson African American Historical Society
315 E Ada Sipuel Ave, Chickasha, OK 73018 Phone: 405-224-5297 405-224-1953 Fax: 405-224-1935
The LYJ-AAHS Project consists of a museum site with two buildings. The first building is an early 20th Century, one room African American school and has been relocated to the museum site and has been restored. The second building will be a 2050 sq. ft spacious gallery and meeting-listening room. The museum and history center site will be located on Ada Lois Sipuel Avenue. This street was named in honor of Ada Lois Sipuel who, in 1946, filed a lawsuit because she was denied admission to the University of Oklahoma School of Law. After the Supreme Court's favorable decision, Sipuel, the first African American was admitted.
Purpose: The LYJ-AAHS Project will create a museum and history center that will be dedicated to the collection and exhibition of items pertaining to the heritage and culture of African Americans through the relocation and restoration of an early 20th Century one room school and by providing a Gallery of exhibits and various artifacts. This is to encourage the study and appreciation of the contributions of African Americans.
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