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Something a Little Lighter

Jazz, Post, Rogers and Guthrie Old School Bank Robbers. Something a Little Lighter . Jazz Age in Oklahoma. Jazz is a hybrid style of music which blends African American music with European sounds Deep Deuce was the core of Oklahoma City jazz . Wiley Post. Grew up in Oklahoma

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Something a Little Lighter

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  1. Jazz, Post, Rogers and Guthrie Old School Bank Robbers Something a Little Lighter

  2. Jazz Age in Oklahoma • Jazz is a hybrid style of music which blends African American music with European sounds • Deep Deuce was the core of Oklahoma City jazz

  3. Wiley Post • Grew up in Oklahoma • Became a very famous aviator and good friend of Oklahoman Will Rogers • He helped develop pressurized suits and was the first pilot to fly solo around the world

  4. Will Rogers • Cowboy, vaudeville performer, actor, and writer • Was one of the most well-known celebrities of the 1920s and 30s • Outspoken social commentator

  5. Rogers’ Politics • "Lettin' the cat out of the bag is a lot easier than puttin' it back in.” • Our foreign policy is an open book—a checkbook. • The income tax has made more liars out of Americans than golf • Enjoyed aviation and believed it a technology worth developing • Wanted to stay out of foreign wars • Ran in 1928 as the “bunk-less” candidate promising if he won that he would resign

  6. Post and Rogers • The two men became friends and were going on vacation together • They died in a plane crash in the Alaska Territory • They both have airports in OKC named after them • Rogers and Post

  7. Woody Guthrie • From Okemah, OK • Was named after Woodrow Wilson • Wrote over 1,000 songs, including “This Land is Your Land” • Served in World War II • Made social and political commentaries on the side of the working man

  8. This Land Is Your Land This Land Is Your Land Words and Music by Woody Guthrie This land is your land This land is my land
 From California to the New York island; From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and Me. As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway: I saw below me that golden valley: This land was made for you and me. I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; And all around me a voice was sounding: This land was made for you and me. When the sun came shining, and I was strolling, And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting: This land was made for you and me. As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing.” But on the other side it didn't say nothing, That side was made for you and me. In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief office I seen my people; As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking Is this land made for you and me? Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that freedom highway; Nobody living can ever make me turn back This land was made for you and me.

  9. Crime in Oklahoma • In addition to racial tension and vigilantes, Oklahoma also became rather famous for famous bank robbers • Ma Barker helped her sons and the rest of Karpis-Barker gang hide out after murders and bank robberies

  10. Charles Arthur “Pretty boy” Floyd • Born in Oklahoma • Became a famous bank robber in the time of John Dillinger and FBI agent Melvin Purvis • Modern day Robin hood?

  11. Even Bonnie and Clyde • Bonnie and Clyde even came through the state on their crime sprees

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