I'm Coming Home (The Clayton Ligon Letters)

This video is dedicated to my uncle Clayton who I never knew when he was alive but heard a great deal about from my father who idolized his "big brother."

The letters were recently found when a cousin of mine was cleaning up some things left by her deceased mother and copies of the letters were shared with my by another cousin who was named after our uncle.


The letters are few in number but speak volumes about a young man who lived a short life but was able to recognize the many facets of life that come with growing up "black" in Oklahoma during the 1920's and 1930's

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Education

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• black american
• colored
• Indian Territory
• Oklahoma
• Jim Crow
• Navy
• uss colorado