By the time Chester Franklin arrived in Kansas City in 1913, he was well experienced in the newspaper business.
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A champion of education and literacy, Dr. Jeremiah Cameron dedicated his life to a teaching career that spanned nearly 50 years.
Cameron was born in the 18th and Highland block of Kansas City’s east side, where he first attended school at Attucks Elementary.
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Anne Thomas was a teacher, counselor, and tireless advocate for civil and human rights, both locally and internationally. Born Anne Jenkins in Denver, Colorado, she pursued a career in education and social work.
Dr. Samuel U. Rodgers dedicated his life to providing health care to those who needed it most.
Longtime Missouri legislator and political activist Phil Curls Sr. worked tirelessly to bring positive change to the lives of his Black constituents.
Educator, social worker, and suffragist Myrtle Foster Cook devoted her life to enhancing the political and economic lives of African Americans, particularly Black women and girls.
The son of former slaves, Samuel W. Bacote in 1895 became pastor of Second Baptist Church, one of Kansas City’s oldest and largest African American congregations.
Richard Thomas Coles was an educator who focused on teaching manual arts — practical, job-related skills — to his students. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1859 to parents who instilled the value of education.
Crosthwaite was one of the first African American social workers in Kansas City and spent decades working to improve health care for the local Black community.
For more than two decades in the Missouri State Legislature as a Democratic representative, Mary Groves Bland was an advocate for the rights of minorities and a champion of equality and social justice.