United States – Kansas
William “Bill” Lawson (1929-2024)
Civil Rights Advocate, professor, and Pastor William “Bill” Lawson was born William Alexander Lawson on June 28, 1928, in St....
The Dockum Drug Store Sit-Ins (1958)
The Dockum Drug Store Sit-Ins occurred in Wichita, Kansas, between July 19 and August 11, 1958. Ronald W. Walters, a...
Edward Creston Gleed (1916-1990)
Tuskegee Airman Edward Creston Gleed, World War II combat fighter pilot, was born on November 5, 1916, in Lawrence, Kansas,...
Nora Holt (1885–1974)
Nora Holt was an important figure in the history of Black music in Chicago in the 1930s and was a...
Thomas Paul Bostick (1956- )
Thomas P. Bostick was the 53rd Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and commanding general of the US...
Jacob Hudson Carruthers Jr. (1930-2004)
Jacob Hudson Carruthers Jr. was a historian and educator. Carruthers was born on February 15, 1930, to unnamed parents in...
George William Ford (1847-1939)
Major George William Ford was an original member of the 10th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) and later a Major with the...
William Reynolds v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas (1903)
In 1879 the Kansas State Legislature passed a law permitting first class cities in Kansas (cities with a population of...
Black Cowboys in the 19th Century West (1850-1900)
The earliest evidence of African Americans as cattle herders (cowboys) in North America can be traced back to colonial South...
