Dale Cook made an adventure out of all of life from transporting a block of ice in his wagon across a highway at age five to leading the high school band

began operating in Oklahoma in 1960

and is a powerful reminder of the extent to which the problem of America remains the problem of color

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From Slavery to Freedom

Excellence on the Hill Tan Dale Cook made an adventureBy Bob Burke Baptist Hospital was a dream for Oklahoma Baptists for many years before it opened on Easter Sunday in 1959. It was the first medical facility located outside Oklahoma Citys downtown area. Built on a hill that is the highest geographical point in the capital city, Baptist initially served the community with 200 beds, a maternity ward, laboratory, emergency room, and a small surgery unit. Critics of the move to the outskirts of town were