The Present-day building of The Call newspaper

ID: 498 ~ Source: "18th & Vine Historic District: Kansas City Call." African American Heritage Trail of Kansas City, MO. https://aahtkc.org/kansascitycall. Kansas City Jazz Museum. ~ Creator: University of Central Missouri Department of History, Stuart Hoy

This file appears in: Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine The Call

This file appears in: Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine The Call

Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine The Call

By University of Central Missouri Department of History, Stuart Hoy, Glyne Gee

"The Kansas City Call," or simply, "The Call," was one of twenty-two newspapers published by Kansas City's African American community. It was founded by Chester A. Franklin and published on May 6, 1919, as a small four-page…