Nowata High School basketball caoch Ken Zacher is shown with Dale Martin from the 1971-72 season. Martin was voted team captain, a move that stirred controversy in the rural Oklahoma town. (Nowata High School yearbook photo)
Dale Martin escorted the second-runner up homecoming queen at Nowata High School on Feb. 4, 1972, after two other white girls stepped down over controversy involving his selection. The coronation went off without incident.
Nowata High School basketball caoch Ken Zacher is shown with Dale Martin from the 1971-72 season. Martin was voted team captain, a move that stirred controversy in the rural Oklahoma town. (Nowata High School yearbook photo)
Nowata High School basketball team captain Dale Martin, 1972. (Nowata High School yearbook photo)
Ken Zacher compiled a record of 91-46 as coach of Nowata (Okla.) High School. His team captain in 1971-72 was Dale Martin (left), one of five black players on the team. (Nowata High School yearbook photo)
