Episode 38: Angie Debo

Dr. Angie Debo is known as "Oklahoma's Greatest Historian" and had an extensive career as an author and a historian. She wrote nine books and edited many others with a focus on both Oklahoma and Native American history. As a female scholar she often faced discrimination, but she did not let it deter her from becoming a very prolific and influential writer. Her memory is honored in many ways, from a portrait at the Oklahoma State Capital to a full documentary called Indians, Outlaws, and Angie Debo. This month on Amplified Oklahoma, we‘re looking at the legacy of Angie Debo. We’ll listen to interviews from the Oklahoma State University Archives of Angie herself as she describes the challenges she faced as a female scholar and in pursuing truth in her writing as well as some excerpts from Angie's friends and colleagues. Then, we talk with Sheila Grant Johnson, Dean of Libraries at OSU, about Angie's generous donation to the school and her continuing legacy as "Oklahoma's Greatest Historian."