Know Your History
The hidden history of the Buffalo Soldiers, America's first Park Rangers
Posted Friday May 14, 2021
Ask an Expert: Michael Stubbs on Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park
Posted Tuesday May 11, 2021
The power of one. Buffalo soldier, husband, father - and a catalyst for change.
Posted Monday May 10, 2021
Nicodemus: Oldest Black settlement west of the Mississippi hidden in the prairies of northwest Kansas
Posted Monday May 10, 2021
For a good overview of the history of the Kanza people and those who came before, click here.
Posted Monday May 10, 2021
A good overview of the environmental history of the Flint Hills
Posted Monday May 10, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas
Posted Monday May 10, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas, delivered shortly before his assassination: ...
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About James Counts
Posted Monday May 10, 2021
James Counts was perhaps the first African American business owner in Junction City, Kansas, that catered to a general clientele. A native of South Carolina, he came to Kansas while serving in the 10th Cavalry. In 1914, he rented one of the small frame buildings on West 7th and opened a shoe-repair shop, garnering contracts from Fort Riley and other posts. Within a year, he moved the business into a substantial stone structure across the street at 118 West 7th. A newspaper ...
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