Macken, Jared2024-10-092024-10-092023-03-31Macken, J. (2023). The ordinary within the extraordinary: The ideology and architectural form of Boley, an “All-Black Town” in the prairie. 111th ACSA Annual Meeting Proceedings, In Commons.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/345051This paper examines the architectural form of Boley, Oklahoma, an all-Black town founded in 1908. Through an analysis of its unified linear main street, the paper explores the relationship between the town's cultural significance and its architectural spaces. Boley's unique street layout, designed to foster community and freedom, stands in stark contrast to the centralized courthouse squares found in other towns of the era. By comparing these architectural forms and their underlying ideologies, the paper challenges dominant narratives of American expansion and offers a new perspective on the history of the state.application/pdfThis material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information.10.35483/ACSA.AM.111.63Conference proceedingsarchitectureurbanismAll-Black townAmerican expansionAmerican colonialismORCID: 0000-0002-0696-8085 (Macken, Jared)