Gifts

by Emma E. Akin

Emma E. Akin came to the oil Boomtown of Drumright, OK in 1920 to teach at the many elementary schools strewn about the oil patch. It wasn't until 1930 that she would be required to add the segregated school of Dunbar, named for the African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, to her roster. Prior to this assignment, Mrs. Akin had no interaction with the African-American race and was not overjoyed to find herself in this position. However, after a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1537335588
• ISBN13: 9781537335582
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"