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Henderson talks about coming to Norman, OU Henderson, founder of OU’s Human Relations Program, was dean of the OU College of Liberal Studies 1996 to 2000. He is a nationally-known civil rights scholar and lecturer and author of more than 30 books.
He spoke of OU First Lady Cleo Cross opening her home to his daughters for a tea party and some neighbors bringing welcoming gifts. After about five years, the children became comfortable and didn’t want to leave Norman, the place they initially resisted. “What kind of place was this? It was my place. It’s a wonderful frontier. We were strangers and people like you opened their arms and homes to us,” he told Rotarians. “Nothing that I have accomplished — and I have accomplished a lot — have I done alone. In this Black History month, thank you for helping us make some history of our own.” Andy Rieger 366-3543 editor@normantranscript.com 
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