Did you know that this is the 100th anniversary of Oklahoma statehood? Apparently that’s why there has been all these celebrations of “Oklahoma’s Centennial.” I thought that it was because our state had finally reached a population of 100. But then, I haven’t left my basement in nearly 20 years, so I don’t really have any idea what is going on in the world.
In any event, it seems that at least one Native American group is planning on protesting our statehood celebration because they feel Native Americans haven’t been adequately represented.
If that’s true, it really is terrible and I hope the situation is rectified, because Native Americans obviously play a giant and important role in Oklahoma’s history. Less publicized are the other groups being overlooked on Statehood Day. Some might say that they are less publicized because they aren’t nearly as important as Native Americans. They would be right. But as a service to you, the reader, I thought I would give a quick rundown of five groups you will unfortunately not be seeing represented during the Statehood Day celebrations.
Here they are:
The Participants in the Robbers Cave Experiment

Back in 1954, a group of OU researchers dropped a bunch of 12-year-old boys at Robbers Cave State Park and separated them into two groups. The amazing findings of the experiment were that 12-year-old boys tend to be very competitive. I know I’m just some young whippersnapper that needs to get off your lawn, but was this really such a revelation in 1954?
In any event, it is not fair that things like the Stanford Prison Experiment remain staples of Pscyh 101 classes while the Robbers Cave Experiment is largely forgotten. We need to bring the boys who took part in this back for Statehood Day and have Brad Henry give them a medal or something.
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