His uncle , Chuck Whitfield , who was also a sharecropper , funded Owen 's education at Okolona Industrial School .
After the family purchased some land , his mother died and Whitfield moved in with his uncle in 1909 .
Whitfield 's uncle , Chuck Whitfield , who was also a sharecropper , funded Owen 's education at Okolona Industrial School .
After the family purchased some land , his mother died and Whitfield moved in with his uncle in 1909 .