Leisure suits, preaching war and Anna’s Army
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Editor’s note We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.
This week in 1917, the Hillsboro Gazette reported that an 87-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman from the area who wanted to get married had to obtain their marriage license in Kentucky due to pending court proceedings here.
A group of “local sympathizers” formed a committee to help “the many thousands of blinded soldiers of Britain, France and Belgium.”
The Black church has never just been a church.
Since its beginnings on the American plantation, the Black church has served as a social hall, sanctuary and command center for social change.
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Rather than balk at the mention of politics from the pulpit, the Black church has a tendency to grab politics by the horns and steer it in the direction of progress for its people.
In April 1964, a Kansas City ordinance was proposed that would desegregate taverns, retail shops and other public spaces. Although the New York Times described it as “moderate” at the time, there was still a sizable backlash from white Kansas City residents.
curiousKC | Parkville Reckons With Its Storied Past
curiousKC | Parkville Reckons With Its Storied Past
The Evolution of Black Life in Little Dixie Published December 21st, 2020 at 3:38 PM
In 1956, Pearl Spencer was one of the first Black students to enroll in Parkville’s newly integrated high school.
Spencer and her siblings still vividly remember their experiences growing up Black in Parkville – the good, the bad and the ugly.
A reader asked curiousKC to look into who lives in what was once the African American section of Parkville where they recently bought a home. This reader wanted to know “about varied influences – especially slavery and the emerging university – on life for Black folk then.”