The first African American couple to purchase a home in Norman accepted the City of Norman's black history month proclamation. George and Barbara Henderson were presented the official proclamation stating the month of February as Black History Month in Norman by Mayor Cindy Rosenthal at the Feb. 10 City Council meeting.
"We did not know that Norman was a 'sundown town;' if we did, we might have not gotten a house here," G. Henderson said. "The fact that we stayed here is a tribute to Norman; this is home."
The Hendersons have been residences of Norman since 1967, where B. Henderson became the first chair of the Norman Humans Rights Commission and G. Henderson became an esteemed faculty member of OU.
G. Henderson said as a community, Norman is better than it was yesterday and that he hopes it will continue to be so.
**Norman City Council prepares for its Feb. 10 meeting. Photo by: The Oklahoma Daily's Michelle Gray**
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