History of African Americans in Kansas
There is an African-American community in Kansas, including in Kansas City, Kansas.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was decided in 1954.
Geography
Nicodemus, Kansas was settled by African Americans, commemorated in the Nicodemus National Historic Site.
Media
The Call is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri and also is distributed to African-Americans in Kansas City, Kansas.
Politics
The Kansas African American Legislative Caucus is the political caucus of the Kansas Legislature.
Education
Sumner High School was a racially segregated high school in Kansas City, Kansas.
References
Further reading
- Buckner, Reginald (1974). A History of Music Education in the Black Community of Kansas City, Kansas, 1905-1954.
- Kansas State Historical Society, Historic Sites Survey. Historic Preservation in Kansas. Black History Sites, A Beginning Point. Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1977.
External links
- "African Americans in Kansas". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society.
- African Americans in Kansas and the West - List of books and articles about the subject
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