The Creek Draft Rebellion of 1918: Wartime Hysteria and Indian-Baiting in WWI Oklahoma

Authors

Thomas A. Britten, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2001

Abstract

Article depicts the events following the "Creek Draft Rebellion of 1918" and subsequent long and costly investigation into the leader of the demonstration, Ellen Perryman. Thomas A. Britten demonstrates the public hysteria perpetrated by the press and stereotypical negative image of Native Americans that was present in WWI Oklahoma.

Comments

Copyright Oklahoma Historical Society

Recommended Citation

Britten, Thomas A. The Creek Draft Rebellion of 1918: Wartime Hysteria and Indian-Baiting in WWI Oklahoma, article, Summer 2001; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2016833/

Publication Title

Oklahoma Historical Society