Volume 13 , Issue 24

Oklahoma's Little Dixie

According to the Chronicles of Oklahoma and the Historical Society, a portion of Oklahoma in southeastern Oklahoma, was known by many as "Little Dixie" because of its close social, cultural and political connections to the American South. This Third Congressional District first elected Carl Albert to Congress in 1946 and composes the heart of the Little Dixie region. Little Dixie became known as a Democratic Stronghold.

This district is made up of Atoka, Bryan, CArter, Choctaw, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Love, McCurtain, Marshall, Murray, Pittsburg and Pushmataha counties. Redistricting in 1966 added Coal, Cotton, Garvin, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Pontotoc, Seminole and Stephens counties to the Third District. These nine are considered the outlying counties of Little Dixie.

The Oklahoma Historical Society states that the character of the region began to emerge in the mid-1830's with the arrival of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in southeastern Oklahoma (known as Indian Territory).   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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