historic preservation

Before desegregation in the mid 1950s, Oklahoma had nearly 100 schools educating Black students, but most of the buildings have disappeared. Now, a group of Oklahoma State University students is working to document the history of Stillwater’s Washington School, and possibly pave the way for the building's future.

Every year, the trust puts out a list of the most endangered historic sites in America — this year, it includes civil rights campsites, a hotel that was home to the blues and a Navajo trading post.

In a city that has razed many of its historic buildings in the mid 20th century in an effort to revitalize Oklahoma City's downtown, future planning is…