The Freedmen Files

Episode 27 The Amazing A. G. W. Sango


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A.G.W. Sango is an amazing man who began life in the Muskogee in 1868. He wore many hats during his lifetime, from being an educator, founder of the Sango Baptist College, co-founder of the Creek Citizens Bank, and the Muskogee Businessmen's League and so much more. Sango was an advocate for the rights of Freedmen in the Creek Nation and he saw the value of associating with many in the area who migrated from other states, to Oklahoma. He fought against Jim Crow laws, and the efforts to restrict voting rights for blacks in Oklahoma. He was an amazing leader and one to know from Oklahoma History.

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The Freedmen FilesBy Angela Y. Walton-Raji