The last of Greg and Angela Bates 11 children graduated from high school last week, which culminated nearly three decades of their children attending Alpine School District schools.
These parents bought a full-page ad in the Deseret News to thank everyone who had supported their children’s public education experiences over nearly three decades.
The wave of migration across the U.S. in the mid-1800's included people looking to live in open spaces, with land to grow crops and the opportunity to have a better life. After the Civil War, that included freed slaves and their families. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one Kansas town that was established as a result as part of our Black History Month coverage and ongoing series, "Race Matters."
Historic Black-owned farm town working to grow dwindling numbers of Black farmers wtkr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wtkr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Historic Black-owned farm town working to grow dwindling numbers of Black farmers wptv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wptv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.