Kansas Stories
William Stafford: Clarity in Times of Anxiety
For Kansas’s most beloved poet, William Stafford (1914-1993), poetry and activism went hand in hand.
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How Did You First Learn About the Vietnam War?
How do we bridge the gap between Americans who lived through the Vietnam era and younger generations to whom the war is part of the past? Audrey Coleman, of HK's Speakers Bureau, suggests we turn to the archives.
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Dairy Queen
Caroline Shawk Brooks's path to prominence in the traditionally male world of sculpture was hard won. Hard won, but deliciously deserved, and doubly amazing for her choice of medium: butter.
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The Girls of Atomic City
Author Denise Kiernan comes to Hutchinson on March 5 to discuss her book "The Girls of Atomic City" as part of the Dillon Lecture Series. The event is supported by an HK Humanities for All grant.
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The Big Idea
Big Idea: We Need to Elevate Black Women's Stories
Can you remember a time you learned about a famous African American woman? Many Kansans cannot come up with an answer readily or easily.
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Paletero Brings Mexican Summer Classic to Liberal Neighborhoods
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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Kansas: An Eclogue
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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Chasing the American Dream
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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Traditions Celebrate "Womanhood"
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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From There to Here/De Allá Para Acá: Immigrant Stories of Kansas
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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Big Idea: It's Time to Change the Way We Talk About Immigrants
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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Meet Sonia Nazario
Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years.
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William Garcia, HK Summer Fellow 2018
William Garcia shares insights from a summer as a Hall Center for the Humanities Fellow at Humanities Kansas.
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Casey Keel, HK Summer Fellow
Chicago-native Casey Keel describes how her Hall Center for the Humanities summer fellowship with Humanities Kansas helped her "get" Kansas.
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To An Anxious Friend
In 1922, William Allen White, editor of the Emporia (Kan.) Gazette, published "To An Anxious Friend," an impassioned defense of the freedom of speech. For this he won the Pulitzer Prize, the first Kansan to do so.
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Meet Annette Billings
Annette Billings is an award-winning poet and actress from Topeka.
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"We Remain"
The connection between the Sand Creek Massacre and the Santa Fe Trail is explored at Rendezvous 2018, Sept. 20-22 at the Santa Fe Trail Center in Larned. Minoma Littlehawk-Sills delivers a Cheyenne blessing at the event
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