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Title
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Franklin Name to New School: Elementary Unit at 3400 Highland Will Honor Negro Leader
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Description
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Announcement of a new elementary school at 3400 Highland Avenue to be "named the C. A. Franklin school" after Chester Franklin (1880-1955), or C. A. Franklin, an early Kansas City civil rights activist and founder of the Kansas City Call paper, "champion[ing] the right of Negroes [or black people] to serve on juries, to live in any neighborhood and to have adequate job and educational opportunities," with his widow residing at 1717 East 18th Street.
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Date
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1967-12-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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C. A. Franklin School
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Description
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Exterior view of portion of the Chester A. Franklin school showing students and teachers lined up for opening day, February 12, 1968.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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C.A. Franklin School
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Description
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Interior view of classroom with students and teachers, opening day, February 12, 1968.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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C. A. Franklin School
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Description
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Architectural drawing of C. A. Franklin School. Named after Chester A. Franklin, editor and publisher of The Call, a local African American newspaper.
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Date
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1968~
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Object Type
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Photograph
