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Lessie Randle spoke about living on a farm as a young child, learning to cook from her mother, and traveling by horse and buggy. She shared memories of being in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the 1920 race riot. She also discussed what it's like to be 100 and why she thinks she has lived so long.The Oklahoma 100 Year Life Collection is a joint effort between the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program and the Oklahoma State University College of Human Sciences featuring interviews with citizens of Oklahoma who have lived 100 years or more. In addition to the rich history, this project provides a venue for increasing awareness of the value of a long-lived life by recording, preserving, and making information about Oklahoma's centenarians accessible to scholars, researchers, and other interested persons.

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Oklahoma State University Library

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