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Tag: Black History

What did Kansas look like in 1776?

By Hunter Feyerherm on Mar. 07, 2026

Kansas in 1776 If you were to time-travel to 1776, you'd find that when America declared independence, Kansas, like most states, wasn't part of the original 13 colonies. In fact, when the Declaration of Independence was signed, Kansas was under the dominion of the Spanish Empire. Yet the story of…

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How to Honor Black History Month in Wichita, Kansas

By Visit Wichita on Feb. 01, 2024

February is Black History Month, and there are numerous ways to recognize the month throughout Kansas and in the state’s largest city, Wichita. The African American experience in Wichita, the Heart of the Country, is rich and worth exploring. People in the Heart of the Country are nice and…

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Bleeding Kansas: A Tour of the War before the War

By Seth Jarvis on Dec. 15, 2023

A small two-story wooden building, a grassy meadow, a quiet park, a wooded valley between hills; these spots today are relatively unassuming and even banal at first appearance, but there was a time when these places in rural Kansas were the center of national attention. I visited several major sites…

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The Underground Railroad Network To Freedom

By ¸£ÀûÉ© on Aug. 31, 2020

Kansas’ role in the fight for freedom is well established. The Bleeding Kansas moniker accurately describes the era in the state’s history where pro-slavery and abolitionist activists clashed. This time in the state was a predictor of the Civil War, showing that the decision to abolish slavery…

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