Deep Deuce in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Roscoe Dunjee

June 21, 1883 - March 1, 1965

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2025

1. Roscoe Dunjee Marker

Inscription. Oklahoma's legendary Black newspaper editor and civil rights leader, his Black Dispatch newspaper, founded in 1915, was a forceful advocate for Black constitutional rights. He was the architect of numerous successful state, federal, and Supreme Court challenges related to voting rights, housing, transportation, anti-lynching, education, jury participation and public accommodation. The writings of Roscoe Dunjee vare a priceless resource of Black history in Oklahoma.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is June 21, 1883.

Location. 35° 28.18′ N, 97° 30.359′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Deep Deuce. It is at the intersection of Northeast 2nd Street and Russell M. Perry Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northeast 2nd Street. Marker is embedded in the sidewalk at the northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 327 NE 2nd St, Oklahoma City OK 73104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma

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— Frontier Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Russell M. Perry (a few steps from this marker); James “Doughbelly” Brooks (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Jefferson Davis (J.D.) Randolph (about 300 feet away); James (Jimmy) Andrew Rushing (about 400 feet away); Charles (Charlie) A. Christian (about 400 feet away); Charles “Bird” Christopher Parker Jr. (about 500 feet away); Dr. William Lewis Haywood (about 500 feet away); The Lyons Mansion (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Also see . . . Dunjee, Roscoe (1883-1965). Roscoe Dunjee, editor of Oklahoma City's only Black newspaper, led the way in the struggle for civil rights in Oklahoma and in the Oklahoma City Black community.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2025

2. Roscoe Dunjee Marker

(John H. L. Thompson, in The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society) (Submitted on August 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Roscoe Dunjee image. Click for full size.

The Crisis, (July 1937) via Google Books (Public Domain), circa July 1937

3. Roscoe Dunjee

He published the Black Dispatch from 1915 to 1954, and also served for 16 years as president of the Oklahoma State Conference of Branches of the NAACP.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on August 4, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.