African Americans in Kansas
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There is an African-American community in Kansas, including in Kansas City, Kansas.[citation needed]
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was decided in 1954.[citation needed]
History
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Some black slaves were imported to Kansas. Many black migrants came from the Southern United States as hired laborers while some blacks traveled to Kansas as escaped slaves via the Underground Railroad. Some moved from the South during the Kansas Exodus in the 1860s.[1]
Geography
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Nicodemus, Kansas was settled by African Americans, commemorated in the Nicodemus National Historic Site.[citation needed]
Media
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The Call is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri and also is distributed to African-Americans in Kansas City, Kansas.[citation needed]
Politics
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The Kansas African American Legislative Caucus is the political caucus of the Kansas Legislature.[citation needed]
Education
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Sumner High School was a racially segregated high school in Kansas City, Kansas.[citation needed]
Notable people
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See also
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
- https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/essay/seeking-promised-land-african-american-migrations-kansas
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