Segregation in the Land of John Brown: Sumner High School, the Kansas Supreme Court and a Story of Resistance

6:00pm - 8:00pm
West Wyandotte Library
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Library Branch: West Wyandotte Library
Room: Auditorium/Kitchen - West Wyandotte Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Developing Skills, History & Genealogy, Entertainment & Culture, Cultural, Special Events, Speakers
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Explore the development of the first segregated high school in Kansas, Sumner High.   Developed in the shadow of a murder and the nationwide entrenchment of Jim Crow, the birth of Sumner became a symbol of repression and resilience for t

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