The Choctaw Freedmen - and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy

Project Gutenberg's The Choctaw Freedmen, by Robert Elliott FlickingerThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Choctaw Freedmenand The Story of Oak Hill Industrial AcademyAuthor: Robert Elliott FlickingerRelease Date: November 4, 2007 [EBook #23321]Last updated: January 21, 2009Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CHOCTAW FREEDMEN ***Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Marcia Brooks, DonTvenge, African American Biographical Database and theOnline Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netThe Choctaw FreedmenOak HillAN OAK TREEOn the southeastern slope, near the Academy,A pretty Oak,That strong and stalwart grows.With every changing wind that blows,is a beautiful emblem of the strength, beauty and eminent usefulnessof an intelligent and noble man."He shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon; like a tree plantedby the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season."illus_002ALICE LEE ELLIOTT1846-1906THEChoctaw FreedmenANDThe Story ofOAK HILL INDUSTRIAL ACADEMYValliant, McCurtain CountyOKLAHOMANow Called theALICE LEE ELLIOTT MEMORIALIncluding the early History of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territorythe Presbytery of Kiamichi, Synod of Canadian, and the Biblein the Free ...