Oklahoma county concerned racist recording will tarnish reputation
McCurtain County’s newspaper identified several county officials who were caught on tape discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people.
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A view of Hochatown Distilling Co. bar area in Broken Bow, OK. on Thursday, April 20, in Idabel, Okla.2/9
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Bartender June Davis pours drinks inside the Hochatown Distilling Co. bar in Broken Bow, Okla. on Thursday, April 20. The growing optimism of McCurtain County's tourism boom over the last two decades took a gut punch last week when the local newspaper identified several county officials, including the sheriff and a county commissioner, who were caught on tape discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people.3/9
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Barrels of bourbon are stacked at the Hochatown Distilling Company in Broken Bow, Okla. on Thursday, April 20.4/9
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Owner Tommy "Blue" McDaniel shows the process of making bourbon in his distilling company in Broken Bow, Okla. on Thursday, April 20.5/9
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Idabel Mayor Craig Young poses for a photo on Thursday, April 20, in Idabel, Okla.6/9
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A view of the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, April 20, in Idabel, Okla.7/9
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Local historian Kenny Sivard talks about the history of McCurtain County, Oklahoma on Thursday, April 20, in Idabel, Okla.8/9
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A view is seen of the Idabel historic train station and Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 21.9/9
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School teacher and coach Lonnie Watson talks about the history and race relations in Idabel, Okla. and McCurtain County on Thursday, April 20, in Idabel, Okla.
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