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Prisca Barnes
The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in
In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita's Dockum Drugstore to stage a peaceful protest against the unequal practice of segregation. What happened during the three-week sit-in?
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Beverley Olson Buller
William Allen White and the KKK In Kansas
The tumultuous 1924 Kansas Gubernatorial campaign was the time William Allen White chased the Ku Klux Klan out of Kansas.
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Ann Dean
The Power of Imagery and the Civil Rights Experience
This presentation will delve into the impact of photography on the civil rights movement in the aftermath of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education.
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Valerie Mendoza
Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggles for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board
This presentation looks at the ways the Latino communities banded together to fight discrimination and demand equal protection under the law, focusing special attention on Kansas examples.
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Ray Mizumura-Pence
The Disability Rights Movement
In the 1960s, people with disabilities and their allies fought to ensure full citizenship and civil rights to a population often overlooked or approached with pity.
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Donna Rae Pearson
The Women of Brown
Twelve Black women were at the forefront of the civil rights movement as plaintiffs in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. This presentation will shine a light on their stories.
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Eric Sexton
Remembering Brown v Board of Education
This presentation will explore the intricacies of the five cases included in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and explore the transformative impact of this landmark decision.
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Carmaletta Williams
Free Did Not Mean Welcome
Discover how many realized that for Black people in Kansas “free” did not necessarily mean “welcome
Prisca Barnes
The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in
In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita's Dockum Drugstore to stage a peaceful protest against the unequal practice of segregation. What happened during the three-week sit-in?
Speaker Details
Beverley Olson Buller
William Allen White and the KKK In Kansas
The tumultuous 1924 Kansas Gubernatorial campaign was the time William Allen White chased the Ku Klux Klan out of Kansas.
Speaker Details
Ann Dean
The Power of Imagery and the Civil Rights Experience
This presentation will delve into the impact of photography on the civil rights movement in the aftermath of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education.
Speaker Details
Valerie Mendoza
Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggles for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board
This presentation looks at the ways the Latino communities banded together to fight discrimination and demand equal protection under the law, focusing special attention on Kansas examples.
Speaker Details
Ray Mizumura-Pence
The Disability Rights Movement
In the 1960s, people with disabilities and their allies fought to ensure full citizenship and civil rights to a population often overlooked or approached with pity.
Speaker Details
Donna Rae Pearson
The Women of Brown
Twelve Black women were at the forefront of the civil rights movement as plaintiffs in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. This presentation will shine a light on their stories.
Speaker Details
Eric Sexton
Remembering Brown v Board of Education
This presentation will explore the intricacies of the five cases included in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and explore the transformative impact of this landmark decision.
Speaker Details
Carmaletta Williams
Free Did Not Mean Welcome
Discover how many realized that for Black people in Kansas “free” did not necessarily mean “welcome