History
curiousKC | What Was Kansas City’s First City Park?
Picnics, birthday parties, ball games and exceptionally nice days are all elements that might bring someone to one of Kansas City’s 200-and-some parks. The peaceful greenspaces might seem ubiquitous in the city of fountains, but the acres of parks Kansas Citians know today weren’t always there. Lisa, a Flatland reader, asked, “What was Kansas City’s…
Harry Truman’s Remarkably Fraught First Political Campaign
Harry Truman almost was the president who never was. His first campaign, waged a century ago, was fraught with missteps that could have ended his political career.
Black Cowboys: Then and Now
Horseman and children’s author Trae Venerable is a living legacy of underappreciated Black cowboys.
curiousKC | A Quick History Lesson on the TV Tower Near 31st and Main Street
Here’s your brief history lesson on the red steel tower at 31st Street and Main Street.
KC Filmmakers Tee Up Documentary on Black Golfers
In March 1950, four Black men placed their fees on the counter of the whites-only Swope Memorial Golf Course and left to tee off. Slashed tires, broken windows and a decade-long battle to assert the right for equal play on Kansas City’s golf courses ensued.