Films offer rare historical look
LANGSTON - The discovery of 29 canisters of vintage movie film provides a rare glimpse of the everyday life of blacks in 1920s Oklahoma .
“It’s a true treasure and quite chilling,” said historian Currie Ballard , whose quick trip to the bank enabled him to purchase the collection in hopes of keeping it in Oklahoma.
“I think his collection is nationally significant,” said Bob Blackburn , executiv...
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