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Portrait of Jeremiah Cameron

Jeremiah Cameron

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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Portrait of Anne Thomas

Anne Thomas

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.

Ida M. Bowman Becks

Ida M. Bowman Becks

As a renowned lecturer, clubwoman, and suffragist, Ida Bowman Becks led the local African American community in the pursuit of equality.

Rebecca L. Bloodworth

Rebecca L. Bloodworth

Sumner High School English teacher Rebecca L. Bloodworth was born in Bethpage, Tennessee, received her bachelor’s degree from Atlanta University, and earned a master’s in English from Columbia University.

Lucile H. Bluford

Lucile H. Bluford

Bluford served as editor of The Kansas City Call for nearly 50 years and played an important role in the major civil rights battles of the 20th century.

Girard T. Bryant

Girard T. Bryant

Longtime teacher and administrator Girard T. Bryant was the first African American to serve as president of Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Missouri.

R.T. Coles

R.T. Coles

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.

Hugh O. Cook

Hugh O. Cook

Hugh O. Cook, one of the longest-serving principals of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri, was born in Washington, D.C., graduated from Cornell University, and taught at Normal A&M College in Huntsville, Alabama.

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

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.

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Portrait of Jeremiah Cameron

Jeremiah Cameron

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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Portrait of Anne Thomas

Anne Thomas

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.

Ida M. Bowman Becks

Ida M. Bowman Becks

As a renowned lecturer, clubwoman, and suffragist, Ida Bowman Becks led the local African American community in the pursuit of equality.

Rebecca L. Bloodworth

Rebecca L. Bloodworth

Sumner High School English teacher Rebecca L. Bloodworth was born in Bethpage, Tennessee, received her bachelor’s degree from Atlanta University, and earned a master’s in English from Columbia University.

Lucile H. Bluford

Lucile H. Bluford

Bluford served as editor of The Kansas City Call for nearly 50 years and played an important role in the major civil rights battles of the 20th century.

Girard T. Bryant

Girard T. Bryant

Longtime teacher and administrator Girard T. Bryant was the first African American to serve as president of Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Missouri.

R.T. Coles

R.T. Coles

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.

Hugh O. Cook

Hugh O. Cook

Hugh O. Cook, one of the longest-serving principals of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri, was born in Washington, D.C., graduated from Cornell University, and taught at Normal A&M College in Huntsville, Alabama.

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

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.

Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

Known as the “Father of African American Arts,” Aaron Douglas was born in Topeka, Kansas, and developed an interest in drawing and painting at an early age.

Eugene E. Eubanks sitting at a desk with papers

Eugene E. Eubanks

Educator Eugene Eubanks championed equal opportunities for Black students and fought to desegregate Kansas City, Missouri, public schools. Raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Eubanks showed an early interest in and aptitude for mathematics.

Lloyd Gaines

Lloyd Gaines

Sixteen years before the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education ended legal segregation in schools, Lloyd Gaines fought a court battle to attend the University of Missouri.

John A. Hodge

John A. Hodge

John A. Hodge, the longest-serving principal of Sumner High School in Kansas City, Kansas, was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Indiana University.

Daniel Arthur Holmes

Daniel Arthur Holmes

Holmes was the pastor at Paseo Baptist Church for 46 years and used his role in the community to advocate for better conditions for local African Americans.

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Portrait of Jeremiah Cameron

Jeremiah Cameron

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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Portrait of Anne Thomas

Anne Thomas

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.

Ida M. Bowman Becks

Ida M. Bowman Becks

As a renowned lecturer, clubwoman, and suffragist, Ida Bowman Becks led the local African American community in the pursuit of equality.

Rebecca L. Bloodworth

Rebecca L. Bloodworth

Sumner High School English teacher Rebecca L. Bloodworth was born in Bethpage, Tennessee, received her bachelor’s degree from Atlanta University, and earned a master’s in English from Columbia University.

Lucile H. Bluford

Lucile H. Bluford

Bluford served as editor of The Kansas City Call for nearly 50 years and played an important role in the major civil rights battles of the 20th century.

Girard T. Bryant

Girard T. Bryant

Longtime teacher and administrator Girard T. Bryant was the first African American to serve as president of Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Missouri.

R.T. Coles

R.T. Coles

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.

Hugh O. Cook

Hugh O. Cook

Hugh O. Cook, one of the longest-serving principals of Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri, was born in Washington, D.C., graduated from Cornell University, and taught at Normal A&M College in Huntsville, Alabama.

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

Minnie Lee Crosthwaite

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.

Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

Known as the “Father of African American Arts,” Aaron Douglas was born in Topeka, Kansas, and developed an interest in drawing and painting at an early age.

Eugene E. Eubanks sitting at a desk with papers

Eugene E. Eubanks

Educator Eugene Eubanks championed equal opportunities for Black students and fought to desegregate Kansas City, Missouri, public schools. Raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Eubanks showed an early interest in and aptitude for mathematics.

Lloyd Gaines

Lloyd Gaines

Sixteen years before the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education ended legal segregation in schools, Lloyd Gaines fought a court battle to attend the University of Missouri.

John A. Hodge

John A. Hodge

John A. Hodge, the longest-serving principal of Sumner High School in Kansas City, Kansas, was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Indiana University.

Daniel Arthur Holmes

Daniel Arthur Holmes

Holmes was the pastor at Paseo Baptist Church for 46 years and used his role in the community to advocate for better conditions for local African Americans.

Anna H. Jones

Anna H. Jones

Anna H. Jones was born in Canada and graduated from Oberlin College, a private Ohio school noted for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit Black students.

Joelouis Mattox

Joelouis Mattox

Joelouis Mattox’s dream as a young man was to teach high school history. Military service altered his course, but history — the pursuit and preservation of Kansas City’s African American past — remained a lifelong calling.

Myrtle Foster Cook

Myrtle Foster Cook

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.

Corinthian Clay Nutter

Corinthian Clay Nutter

Corinthian Clay Nutter was a teacher who fought to expand educational opportunities for her students. She was born in Forney, Texas. Her family relocated frequently as her parents sought work, and Nutter had to drop out of school at age 14.