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......II. Race and the History of Lawton
In terms of diversity and also prosperity, Lawton has a very interesting history. Lawton was founded fairly recently in comparison with the rest of the United States, on August 6, 1901. The Indian lands the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache reservation was opened for settlement in this year. It was a much-sought after place to live and registration was required. The current diversity is accounted for by the fact that people from the whole country made the journey to register for residence in Oklahoma. In the city itself, lots were sold at a public auction (City of Lawton, 2007, History)
Another interesting fact is that there was no initial municipal government, as the towns origin was extremely sudden and unplanned. Instead, the Comanche county government was appointed by the governor of the Oklahoma Territory to rule over the town. It was only in October of that year that Lawton city formed its own government. Perhaps this testifies to the fact that the people of Lawton had a live and let live mentality from the beginning. They were more concerned in working out their lives and business for themselves than in gaining political power or fighting for

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