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  • Lincoln School Project Receives Grant from U.S. Bank Foundation

    Ozark Radio News - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Reviving a Missouri Schoolhouse With Ties to Black History

    National Trust for Historic Preservation - Washington, DC

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  • A Beacon of Light: Honoring Representative David Evans with the Lincoln School Project Light Award

    West Plains Daily Quill - West Plains, Missouri

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  • For Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Impact Lies in Collaboration

    Council on Foundations - Washington, DC

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  • The Triumph of Lamar Johnson: From Wrongful Imprisonment to Inspiring Hope

    Wet Plains Daily Quill - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Lincoln School Restoration in West Plains Creates Cultural Center

    Columbia Missourian - Columbia, Missouri

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  • West Plains Gazette | Harmonizing Art and History

    West Plains Daily Quill - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Lincoln School Project Hosts Celebrated Authors

    Howell County News - West Plains, Missouri

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  • VIDEO: Distinguished Authors to Appear at Multiple Events in West Plains

    Ozark Radio News - Springfield, Missouri

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  • Crockett sits in lincoln school being interviewed.

    Preserving Black Historic Sites as a Path to Healing and Unity

    Yahoo Inc.

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  • Lincoln School's front entrance.

    Ozarks Life: One-room schoolhouse opens for education again

    KY3 News - Springfield, Missouri

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  • Two young African-American girls stand smiling at the camera. The image is black-and-white

    Black Family Purchases Historic Lincoln School In Missouri To Transform A Segregated Past Into An Inclusive Future

    The Philadelphia Observer - New York, New York

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  • An old school chalkboard tablet next to bound books.

    Missouri Couple Purchases a Historic All-Black School That was Shut Down 'It Has Taken on the Form of a Movement'

    Blavity - Los Angeles, California

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  • Crockett and Tonya Oaks standing in front of Lincoln School.

    A New Chapter for History: The Revitalization of Lincoln School by Crockett and Tonya Oaks III

    West Plains Daily Quill - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Crockett and Tonya Oaks standing in front of Lincoln School.

    An All-Black School Shut Down In Missouri. This Family Bought It To Restore Its Legacy

    ESSENCE - Brooklyn, New York

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  • Black and White image of Lincoln School House

    West Plains couple to restore historical schoolhouse

    OzarksFirst.com - Springfield, Mo

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  • Vintage photo of Lincoln School

    Black Family Purchases Historic Lincoln School In Missouri To Transform A Segregated Past Into An Inclusive Future

    New York Beacon- New York, New York

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  • Image depicts Crockett walking out the front door of the school house taken from inside the school.

    Black Family Purchases Historic Lincoln School in Missouri to Transform a Segregated Past into an Inclusive Future

    Black Enterprise - New York, New York

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  • Crockett stands back to the camera with arms outspread, the stripped walls of lincoln school infront of him.

    Renovations quickly progressing at Lincoln School

    Ozarks Alive - Missouri

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  • Preserving Black Historic Sites as a Path to Healing and Unity

    ABC News 9

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  • Media image of the front of Lincoln School with the porch light on.

    West Plains couple spearheads effort to turn former Black school into a cultural center

    Ozarks Public Radio - Springfield, Missouri

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  • Crockett and his dad stand in front of Lincoln School with West Plains Bank reps holding a giant check for $5k

    West Plains Bank and Trust Company Donates $5,000 to Lincoln School Project

    Ozark Radio News - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Crockett Oaks Jr. sits on a couch facing the camera.

    Students remember Lincoln School in West Plains

    Ozarks Alive - Missouri

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  • Preserving Black Historic Sites as a Path to Healing and Unity

    Fox 40 News

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  • Crockett Oaks III holds a picture of his family as he reflect on Lincoln School's history

    Lincoln School Project Officially Opens

    Ozark Radio News - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Crockett and Tonya stand in embrace in front of Lincoln School.

    Lincoln School, West Plains former Black school, to become cultural center

    Ozarks Alive - Missouri

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  • Messenger: Family saves Missouri school so a history of segregation, racism won't repeat

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis, Missouri

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  • Photo of Lincoln School at Dawn

    W.P. City council to hear proposal to sell Lincoln School property to Oaks family

    West Plains Daily Quill - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Preserving Black Historic Sites as a Path to Healing and Unity

    KBR6

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  • A vintage black and white image of lincoln school house.

    Racial History Of Howell County Part 4

    Howell County News - West Plains, Missouri

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  • A black and white image of lincoln school with children sitting in front.

    Lincoln School: West Plains, MO

    Unlock the Ozarks - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Lincoln School with a vehicle and lift next to it showing renovation progress.

    Historic schoolhouse gets a facelift

    KY3 - Springfield, Missouri

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  • a vintage photo of Church members of Oaks Church of Christ stand together in front of the school smiling.

    Juneteenth: A day of reflection

    West Plains Daily Quill - West Plains, Missouri

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  • Former All-Black School in Rural Missouri To Be Turned into Cultural Center

    The Daily Yonder - Whitesburg, Kentucky

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  • Preserving Black Historic Sites as a Path to Healing and Unity

    Wral News - Raleigh, North Carolina

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  • Historic Lincoln School renovation complete in West Plains

    KOLR10 News - Springfield, Missouri

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  • VIDEO: Lincoln School Project Mural Revealed; Dedication Date Announced

    Ozark Radio News - West Plains, Missouri

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