History

Juneteenth and Civil Rights

Dropping June 24: The Filter Connects the Dots, From Juneteenth to Black Lives Matter

The Filter podcast gives you a brief history lesson on Juneteenth and how race relations unfolded for Black Americans and how it connects to Black Lives Matter movements in KC.

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Six frames of the post-production storyboard for the Billy Smith Tree Climbing Expert PSA.

curiousKC: The Missing ‘Billy Smith Tree Climbing Expert’ PSA

Flatland’s curiousKC set out to answer the question: What ever happened to that old KCP&L “Billy Smith Tree Climbing Expert” PSA?

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World War I veteran Fred Nason Furber

Words From World War I Echo Eerily a Century Later

The National World War I Museum and Memorial has spent the pandemic shutdown transcribing handwritten letters and converting them to digital form.

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Kansas City's Guadalupe Center in the 1930s

curiousKC: A Visual History on Racial Distribution in the Metro

Is KC divided into different racial groups? curiousKC investigates. And the short answer: yes. See why.

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Woman making food at Latino Arts Festival

curiousKC: Many Cultures Brought Food to KC

We know KC is famous for BBQ, but what other cultures brought food to the city? curiousKC answers with a quick history lesson.

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