Rentiesville was an all-black town founded in 1903 in Oklahoma. The community was developed on twenty acres of land owned by William Rentie and another twenty acres owned by Phoebe McIntosh. Rev. N. A. Robinson, I. J. Foster, W. D. Robinson, and Rentie organized the townsite company with Robinson serving as president. J. J. Hudson […]

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