What is the history of Langston, Oklahoma?

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The city was founded on October 22, 1890 by Edward P. McCabe, an African American political figure from Kansas. McCabe helped to lead a migration of black settlers from southern states who hoped to escape discrimination by creating a majority-black state in what was then the Territory of Oklahoma. He named the town for John Mercer Langston, a black member of the 51st United States Congress from Virginia. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston%2C_Oklahoma

The city was founded on October 22, 1890 by Edward P. McCabe, an African American political figure from Kansas. McCabe helped to lead a migration of black settlers from southern states who hoped to escape discrimination by creating a majority-black state in what was then the Territory of Oklahoma. He named the town for John Mercer Langston, a black member of the 51st United States Congress from Virginia. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston%2C_Oklahoma

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