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Title
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Race Relations in the Sunflower State
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Description
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Part of the "Review Essay Series" of the magazine. The author reviews the question of race in Kansas history. He contends that Kansas society has been structured by race even though the topic has not been addressed by historians.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A City Divided: The Racial Landscape of Kansas City, 1900-1960
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Description
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Section of the book which describes late 19th century and early 20th century African American housing sections of the city. These include Hell's Half Acre, Church Hill, Belvidere Hollow, and the Vine Street Corridor. Includes demographic graphs and U.S. census data from the time period.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Ignorance Made Arrogant: Kansas City's Racist Purity Patrols
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Description
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Kansas City police, sometimes called "purity" police, were vigilant about enforcing mixed socializing as well as upholding the mixed marriage ban in Missouri in the earlier part of the 20th century. Article gives specific examples of this type of enforcement.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Race, Real Estate, and Uneven Development: The Kansas City Experience, 1900-2000
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Description
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This book in its entirety is about the role of the real estate industry and federal housing policy in the development of racial residential segregation in Kansas City. It includes several references to local real estate developer J. C. Nichols. Included are maps, charts and tables.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Kugel Ball Fountain
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Description
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The Kugel Ball Fountain was installed in 1997 at the Kansas City Life Insurance headquarters, 3520 Broadway. The design is a perfectly balanced, highly polished sphere of granite that floats and spins on a thin film of water. The ball is made of red granite from India and measures nearly three feet in diameter. The Kugel, a German word for ball or sphere, was made by Kusser Granitwerke of Aicha, Germany.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Secrets in the Sauce: Kansas City's Barbecue Tradition
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Description
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The author reviews the history of barbecue generally, and then specifically in Kansas City, including a discussion of race relations during the 1920s and '30s. Henry Perry was the first recorded barbecuer in Kansas City. Charlie Bryant inherited Perry's business and then sold it to his brother Arthur when he retired. A bibliography is included.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Little Gods
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Description
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Revised and expanded collection of transcribed documents related to the activities of Union Provost Marshals in Missouri during the Civil War. The author's introduction provides historical context for the transcribed materials.
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Date
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2002
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Title
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Hermann, Missouri
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Description
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Photos and article relating early history of Hermann, Missouri, and stating that the Stone Hill Winery, founded in 1847, became the 2nd largest winery in the United States and thrid largest in the world before Prohitibion was enacted in 1920.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
