Boley is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,091 at the 2020 Census. [4] Boley was incorporated in 1905 as a predominantly Black pioneer town with persons having Native American ancestry among its citizens. [5] Boley is currently home to barbeque equipment maker, Smokaroma, Inc, and the John Lilley ...

The Official Site of The Historic Town of Boley. Home of the Oldest and Longest-running Black Rodeo in the Nation.

Located halfway between Paden and Castle in Okfuskee County, Boley is the largest and most well known of the more than fifty All-Black towns of Oklahoma and one of only thirteen still existing.

Boley, Oklahoma, is a town rich in African American history and culture, recognized for its significance as one of the largest and most prominent all-Black towns established in the early 20th century.

The Boley Rodeo, hosted in historic Boley, Oklahoma, is the oldest African American rodeo in the nation. This Memorial Day weekend event honors our rich history and celebrates the future.

2024年2月1日 · The town is located halfway between Paden and Castle in Okfuskee County, and it’s regarded as the largest and most well-known of the more than 50 All-Black towns of Oklahoma. It’s also 1 of only...

Located halfway between Paden and Castle in Okfuskee County, Boley is the largest and most well known of the more than fifty All-Black towns of Oklahoma and one of only thirteen still existing.

2022年5月25日 · The historically Black town of Boley is renowned far and wide for its long-running Memorial Day rodeo, which is considered the country's oldest African American community-based rodeo. But Karen Ekuban wants to spread the word that there is more to …

2020年2月23日 · Many in search of freedom and better opportunities flocked to Boley and the town grew to become the largest predominantly black town in the United States. During the early part of the 20th century, it was one of the wealthiest …

2007年4月15日 · In the early twentieth century Boley, Oklahoma was the largest predominantly black town in the United States. Boley was officially opened for settlement in 1903 in Creek Nation, Indian Territory along the Fort Smith and Western Railroad.