James “Coody” Johnson, an African Creek entrepreneur, interpreter, and politician, was a leading advocate for the rights of blacks and dual citizenship of the Creek and Seminole nations. He was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, as his mother fled to the region for protection as a refugee during the Civil War. His father, Robert Johnson, […]

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