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Title
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A Day Trip Celebrating Kansas City's Leeds Neighborhood
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Description
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An exhibit in Jefferson City, Missouri, during Black History Month, 2003, featured the community of Leeds, home to a group of African Americans in the Kansas City area. The author details the exhibit as well as the trip to see it. Includes a map of the Leeds neighborhood from a 1925 Jackson County atlas. Also includes a reproduction of the front page of the Leeds School dedication and open house program.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Brief History of the Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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The Kansas City Tuberculosis Sanitarium was opened on Christmas Day, 1915. Built in response to the need for specialized tuberculosis care, it was located on a part of the Municipal Farm in Leeds.
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Date
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1932-09-24
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Just Like the Garden of Eden: African-American Community Life in Kansas City's Leeds
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Description
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Article traces the history of Leeds from about 1915 - 1960. Leeds was a semi-rural area within Kansas City where residents could buy their own homes, have large gardens, and raise farm animals. It particularly attracted African-Amercan families who had migrated from the rural south. Despite poverty, the close-knit life in the community, endeared it to many of the former residents interviewed for this article.
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Date
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2004-01-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
