At the turn of the twentieth century, a group of white and Choctaw community leaders banded together to swindle the majority of MOWA Choctaws out of their land. From left: W. H. Ryans Jr., James "Jimbo" Patrick, Frank Boykin, Joseph "Muff" Ryans (child), John Everett (Reed) Sr., Rob Boykin, and W. H. Ryans Sr.
Choctaw Community Leaders
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Courtesy of the W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University of Alabama Libraries
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