Zephyr - May/June 2024
(Volume 1, Issue 5)
This May/June issue highlights some special topics in Kansas’ rich African American history as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education. You won't want to miss these articles: "Before Brown: Reflecting on the 2022 Kansas Archeology Training Program," an archeological investigation of the Monroe School neighborhood; "Rectifying 'et al.' History: Highlighting the Women of Brown," featuring the women behind Topeka's district course case; "Conserving the First Kansas Colored Regimental Flag," carried by the first African American regiment to experience combat in the Civil War; "The Last Train," an account of one of the last Underground Railroad passages; and "The Harness Family and the Last Chance Store," about a family who headed west to Kansas by way of the Underground Railroad. This issue also looks forward to the newest federal holiday, Juneteenth on June 19, and includes regular sections such as "On This Day in Kansas History," news and notes, staff spotlights and calendar events.
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