Kansas City history Archives

In 2019 Projects, A Legacy of Leadership, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events

Posted July 15, 2020

Documentary Honoring Leon Jordan to Premiere

July 15, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader and Missouri state legislator Leon Jordan. Marking the date filmmaker Emiel Cleaver’s documentary, Leon [...]

By Mason Andrew Kilpatrick

In 2019 Projects, Racial Equity in the 21st Century

Posted February 28, 2020

A Pathway to Equality Through Narrative

In 2013 the Nelson-Atkins Museum partnered with the American Jazz Museum and the Black Archives of Mid-America to create an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on [...]