By Christina Faulkner

As we enter Black History Month, we commemorate the citizens who contributed to Ozark's growth and prosperity through religion, education, business, skilled trades, agriculture, and other vocations. This is only a partial history of the Black community in Ozark.

Much of what is printed here was originally written by Lucy P. Loman and published in the 1976 issue of The Southern Star. It has been edited for clarity and to reflect contemporary language and terminology.