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Posts Tagged ‘Desegregation’

For Latinos in the Midwest, Playing Ball was More than Just a Game

By | September 3, 2021 | 0
“¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas” will be on display at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum from Aug. 21 through Nov. 14. (Collage by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Images from Kansas Historical Society, Gene Chavez and Vicky Diaz-Camacho)

A Smithsonian traveling exhibit now at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City showcases the contribution of Hispanic leagues.

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Meet Two Kansas Women Who Helped Integrate South Park Elementary School

By | March 11, 2021 | 0
South Park Elementary School in Merriam, Kansas.

Recalling a landmark Johnson County school integration case that came before Brown v. Board of Education.

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curiousKC | Were There Segregated House Advertisements in KC?

By | November 9, 2020 | 0

Were local real estate advertisements segregated? curiousKC investigates.

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Think J.C. Nichols Was Racist? Meet Kroh Brothers

By | August 13, 2020 | 0
Leawood Estates

Developer J.C. Nichols has been vilified for his use of racially restrictive housing covenants in subdivisions. But he was hardly alone.

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curiousKC | A (Mis)perception of Crime

By | August 3, 2020 | 0
Security is heightened in minority neighborhoods. But why?

Why are security measures heightened in some KC neighborhoods and not others? curiousKC looked into how public and private buildings are secured to find out why.

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