Cathay Williams: Buffalo Soldier (MCPL360)
Thu, Feb 11 2021
7:00pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Discover the story of Cathay Williams, the only documented female Buffalo Soldier, and learn about her service in the 38th U.S. Infantry from 1866 to 1868. Registration is required.
Born a Slave: Rediscovering Arthur Jackson’s African American Heritage (Zoom)
Tue, Feb 16 2021
7:00pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Although his family identified as Caucasian for generations, David W. Jackson’s genealogical research revealed his great-great-grandfather was born a slave.
Crown Crafted Concert Series Presents: NuBlvkCity (MCPL360)
Sat, Feb 20 2021
5:00pm - 6:30pm Central
Virtual Event
This month the Crown Crafted Concert Series presents NuBlvckCity. NuBlvckCity is a Kansas City-based music collective.
Navigating Sensitive Conversations about Race (Zoom)
Tue, Feb 23 2021
7:00pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
In this time of racial reckoning and continued protests, many people are asking for change but don’t know where to start.
Tom Bass' Commencement Address (MCPL360)
Wed, Feb 24 2021
7:00pm - 7:35pm Central
Virtual Event
Join Storyteller and Cultural Historian Br. John Anderson in this one-person show as he portrays Missouri native, Tom Bass.
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Black Thought and Culture
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Jazz Music Library
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African-American History
Explore 500 years of the African American experience.
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African American Biographical Database
Learn about African American lives from 1790 to 1950.
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African American Music Reference
Find images and essays on African American music.
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American Music
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Kids Books for Black History Month
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Who Was: Six Heroes of Black History
Who Was: Six Heroes of Black History
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Little Leaders
Little Leaders
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Little Leaders
Little Leaders
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28 Days
28 Days
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Little Leaders
Little Leaders
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Little Leaders
Little Leaders
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28 Days
28 Days
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Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
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I Am Harriet Tubman
I Am Harriet Tubman
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Steamboat School
Steamboat School
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Counting on Katherine
Counting on Katherine
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Schomburg
Schomburg
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The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
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Jake Makes A World
Jake Makes A World
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The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
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Muddy
Muddy
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Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout ; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!
Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout ; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!
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Lillian's Right to Vote
Lillian's Right to Vote
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Waiting for Pumpsie
Waiting for Pumpsie
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Books for Black History Month
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Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years A Slave and Four Years in the White House
Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years A Slave and Four Years in the White House
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Bending Toward Justice
Bending Toward Justice
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Invisible
Invisible
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Satchel
Satchel
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Up From Slavery
Up From Slavery
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Sting Like A Bee
Sting Like A Bee
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We Face the Dawn
We Face the Dawn
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The Heavens Might Crack
The Heavens Might Crack
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All Blood Runs Red
All Blood Runs Red
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Schomburg
Schomburg
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Black Enough
Black Enough
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Films to Celebrate Black History Month
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Harriet
Harriet
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Blackkklansman
Blackkklansman
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12 Years A Slave
12 Years A Slave
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Selma
Selma
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42
42
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Ray
Ray
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Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
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Red Tails
Red Tails
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Race
Race
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Green Book
Green Book
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Rejoice and Shout
Rejoice and Shout
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Ali
Ali
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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Mandela
Mandela
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