Kansas Stories
Big Idea: My Top 10 Most Influential African American Songs
Cash Hollistah’s list of 10 influential African American songs from the 1950s to today are are "historical audio documents chronicling periods of time when voices like these were needed."
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People
The Lyons' Share
Jan Lyons didn’t set out to become a role model, but that’s exactly what happened when she was elected president of the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) 25 years ago.
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Race & Ethnicity
Trailblazers
"We don't tell Black women's stories enough," says Donna Rae Pearson, from "Making Agreements" a project that's collecting, sharing and archiving stories and details of Black women involved in Kansas' political sphere.
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Hotline: The March of the Amazon Army
Author and historian Linda O’Nelio Knoll talks about the Amazon Army, the group of women who marched for coal miners’ rights in southeast Kansas in 1921.
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Hotline: Hazel Gomez
Valerie Mendoza, Director of the Title III Strengthening Institutions grant at Washburn University, tells the story of Hazel Gomez, a beloved leader of Topeka’s Hispanic community.
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Hotline: The Memorial of Emmett Till
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Hotline: Kansas Counties and Identity
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Hotline: Inspiration and Craft
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Hotline: First Cow
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Greensburg: Creating a New Narrative
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Norton: The Pioneer Spirit
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Alma: Deep Roots and New Growth
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Places
Lebanon: True Middle
You’ve heard of true north, but have you heard of the “true middle”?
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Onaga: Embracing the Past, Imagining the Future
What elements of a community’s past help enrich its future? This question is at the heart of the Onaga Historical Society’s “Crossroads into the Future” exhibition.
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Hays: A Lasting Heritage
Explore the customs and traditions of the Volga Germans and their influence on Hays, Kansas.
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Colby: The Thomas County Press
What do a cat and a news press have in common?
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Big Idea: It's Time to Understand the History of Black Voting Rights
What happened after the 15th Amendment was ratified? Dr. Kim Warren explains what the 15th Amendment did and did not do for African American voting rights.
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