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Melton, Johnny. Barbara Posey, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1587576/: accessed April 2, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.
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June 23, 1943
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Tayari Jones (daughter)
Bomani Jones (son)
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Student organizer of Katz Drug Store Sit-Ins (1958)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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