Stories tagged "Education": 3
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Bolivar, Missouri Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar has been home to a nationally renowned university for over 140 years. Southwest Baptist University (SBU) was founded in 1878 in Lebanon, Missouri, before being chartered the next year by the State of Missouri and moved to Bolivar. The early…
Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine Lincoln High School
"The Kansas City Call" was very significant in the fight for equal rights for African American citizens. It was a strong voice for change in society and within their community. Chester Franklin and Roy Wilkins fought hard for the black…
Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine Attucks School
In 1867, a census revealed there were 250 black school-aged children living in Kansas City. Over the course of twenty-six years, multiple schools were built to house and educate African American children. In 1893, Attucks School was founded and…