The INSANE Origin Story of Oklahoma

How the U.S. Stole America, Part 2 Use code JOHNNYHARRIS at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: In part 2 of “How the U.S. Stole America,” we look at how Oklahoma could have looked a lot different. Watch Part 1: My next video is live on Nebula NOW! It’s the first episode of a new series we’re calling Eyes Only - where we use leaked and declassified documents to understand what’s really happening behind the scenes. The first episode is about the US’s secret Cold War plan to invade Cuba. Watch now: Check out all my sources for this video here: A big thanks to John Truden from the University of Oklahoma for sharing your expertise on this history. We could not have done this story without your insight and willingness to answer all of our questions. Thank you again! The Oklahoma Historical Society was a great resource while researching this video - Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at I made a poster about maps - check it out: Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Listening Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: NYTimes: Vox Borders: NPR Planet Money: - where to find me - Instagram: Tiktok: @ Facebook: Iz’s (my wife’s) channel: - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: I make maps using this AE Plugin: All the gear I use: - my courses - Learn a language: Visual storytelling: