Black History Program Archive

Our partner institutions have been hosting presentations, workshops, virtual tours and other events related to Black history for many years. Enjoy a wide selection of audio and video recordings of these programs below.

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Beverly Daniel Tatum

The Dizzy and Daffy Dean Barnstorming Tour: Race. Media, and America’s National Pastime Phil Dixon

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Phil Dixon

https://archive.org/download/20200209thedizzyanddaffydeanbrainstormingtour/2020-02-09%20The%20Dizzy%20and%20Daffy%20Dean%20Brainstorming%20Tour.mp3

The 2019 State of Black Kansas City

Friday, November 8, 2019

Gwendolyn Grant

The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Michael Kranish

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Through the Photographer’s Lens: Kansas City’s African American Community

Monday, February 11, 2019

Delia Cooke Gillis

https://archive.org/download/ThroughThePhotographersLensKansasCitysAfricanAmericanCommunity/2019-02-10%20Through%20the%20Photographer%27s%20Lens%20Kansas%20City%27s%20African%20American%20Community.mp3