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Remembering the Topeka Bottoms
The “Bottoms,” an area of downtown Topeka, was home to a predominantly Black and Brown community up until the 1950s. An oral history project and documentary is preserving the memories of those who lived there.
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A Lucas oral history project preserves the stories of Kansas grassroots artists.
Full StoryHotline: Lawrence's Black Churches
Patricia Cecil, Archivist Associate at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, shares the history of Lawrence’s Black churches.
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