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EXHIBITION AND EVENTS THAT WILL CONNECT AUDIENCES WITH FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF UFOS, UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA, AND "HIGH STRANGENESS" INCIDENTS IN KANSAS AND EXPLORE THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON THESE PHENOMENA.

RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE MADAM C.J. WALKER SCHOOL IN MERRIAM AND ITS INFLUENTIAL ROLE IN THE WEBB V. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 90 CASE (1949), WHICH SET THE STAGE FOR BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DESEGREGATION OF AMERICAN EDUCATION.

DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT EXPLORES ISSUES OF POLITICAL LEGITIMACY, VOTER FRAUD, THE ETHICS OF VIOLENCE, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AND THE STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM DURING THE 1850S FREE STATE MOVEMENT AND CONTESTED TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT DURING THE BLEEDING KANSAS PERIOD.

A THREE-DAY SYMPOSIUM THAT WILL EXAMINE THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY AND THE CONQUEST AND DESTRUCTION RESULTING FROM THE SANTA FE TRAIL.

A TRAVELING EXHIBIT THAT SHARES THE HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF TOPEKA, FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE. COMMUNITY LEADERS, NEIGHBORHOODS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND THE 4TH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

SERIES OF FILM SCREENINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND AN EXHIBIT HONORING WICHITA NATIVE HATTIE MCDANIEL, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN AN OSCAR.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM ON THE AFRICAN AMERICANS OF THE 1ST KANSAS COLORED VOLUNTEERS: FROM THEIR ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY TO THEIR BATTLES AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO TAKE UP ARMS IN THE CIVIL WAR, AND THEIR LATER LIVES AS KANSAS SETTLERS.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT, COMMUNITY OFRENDAS (HOME ALTERS), AND A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS AND POETRY READINGS TO CELEBRATE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, A TRADITIONAL MEXICAN HOLIDAY THAT HONORS AND REMEMBERS LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY.

AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-SITE CONFERENCE THAT WILL EXPLORE THE LEGACY OF THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPREME COURT DECISION AND THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF CIVICS AND CIVIL RIGHTS SINCE 1954.

PROGRAMS AND INTERPRETATION IN SUPPORT OF A LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC ART PROJECT THAT TELLS THE STORY OF LYDA, HELENA, AND LENA CONLEY AND THEIR BATTLE TO SAVE THE WYANDOT NATIONAL BURYING GROUND IN KANSAS CITY.

DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF MINERSVILLE, A MINING TOWN ONCE OCCUPIED BY NEARLY 500 RESIDENTS AND MINERS SPREAD OVER 320 ACRES NORTH OF CONCORDIA, KANSAS.

DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL EXHIBITION AND RESOURCE REPOSITORY DOCUMENTING THE LEGACY OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING POLICY AND LENDING.

A UNITY SEDER AND SUMMIT TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT BEST PRACTICES IN FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM IN THE MIDWEST.

SERIES OF EVENTS THAT WILL CONNECT READERS WITH KANSAS PLACE-BASED LITERATURE THROUGH ONLINE READINGS, RADIO BROADCASTS, AND IN-PERSON SYMPOSIA.

RESEARCH AND TRAVELING EXHIBIT THAT WILL ELEVATE THE STORIES OF THE 12 WOMEN PLAINTIFFS IN THE BROWN V. BOARD SUPREME COURT DECISION.

SUPPORT FOR THE KANSAS BOOK FESTIVAL HOSTED AT WASHBURN UNIVERSITY FEATURING HISTORICAL DISPLAYS OF KANSAS LITERATURE AND MODERATED CONVERSATIONS AMONG AUTHORS.

EXHIBIT AND EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HALSTEAD-NEWTON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT AND WEAVES TOGETHER STORIES OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, AND PLACE.

ONGOING FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT THAT USES GLASS PLATE NEGATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO EXPAND WHO IS REPRESENTED IN THE HISTORY OF STAFFORD COUNTY.

DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECT THAT WORKS TO RECLAIM THE STORIES OF BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES DISPLACED THROUGH URBAN RENEWAL IN THE 1950S AND 1960S.

DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT LOOKS AT BASEBALL IN KANSAS AND THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GAME WITHIN KANSAS COMMUNITIES. DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT EXPLORES STORIES OF THE RISE AND FALL OF NOW-ABANDONED TOWNS IN KANSAS.

ORAL HISTORY PROJECT AND PODCAST SERIES THAT EXPLORES AMERICA'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL STUDENT-LED LUNCH COUNTER SIT-IN, WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY THE WICHITA NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL.

PRESERVATION, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION PROJECT THAT WILL PROTECT THE STORIES OF THE MUNSEE TRIBE OF KANSAS AND SHARE THEIR HISTORY THROUGH A SERIES OF PUBLIC EVENTS.

EXHIBITION THAT EXPLORES THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ART COLLECTING BY KANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BETWEEN 1900 AND 1950, INCLUDING ART ACQUIRED TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES.

A FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY EVENT THAT BRINGS HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. A SCIENCE FAIR FOR THE HUMANITIES, WITH A HALLOWEEN TWIST!

OUTDOOR SIGNAGE PROJECT THAT ELEVATES THE STORIES OF BLACK RESIDENTS IN GEARY COUNTY AND EXPLORES THE MULTIETHNICITY THAT INFLUENCED ALL RELATIONSHIPS, FROM THE PERSONAL TO THE ECONOMIC, FROM THE SOCIAL TO THE POLITICAL.

SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM AND INTERVIEWS OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN FASTPITCH SOFTBALL PLAYERS, COACHES, AND FANS THAT EXPLORES WHAT THE SPORT MEANS TO THE COMMUNITY.

COUNTY-WIDE PROJECT THAT WILL COLLECT A "DEEP MAP" OF SOUNDS, IMAGERY, AND TEXT THAT EXPLORES THE DIVERSE HISTORY AND VITALITY OF MARION COUNTY.

EXHIBIT DISPLAY THAT EXPLORES THE FRIENDSHIP AND IMPACT OF TWO CULTURAL LEADERS, LANGSTON HUGHES AND GORDON PARKS.

LECTURES AND A "HUMANITIES HIKE" THAT EXPLORES RURAL VALUES, HISTORY, AND THE MANY WAYS PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED TO THE LAND IN THE FLINT HILLS.

PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE MICHAEL TILFORD CONFERENCE ON DIVERSITY & MULTICULTURALISM, FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER CHERYL BROWN HENDERSON: "LIVING INTO BROWN: STAYING THE COURSE TOWARD INCLUSION AND BELONGING."

PROFESSIONAL MUSEUM TRAINING PROGRAM, PRESERVATION AND ONLINE EXHIBIT, INTERPRETATION AND HISTROCIAL ANALYSIS.

A REVIVAL OF THE KANSAS BOOK FESTIVAL. THE 2022 KANSAS BOOK FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTHORS WHOSE WORKS FOCUS ON VETERANS' EXPERIENCES, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACISM, THE DEPLETION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND LOSS AND GRIEF TRANSFORMED THROUGH POETRY.

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STAFF RETENTION, AND NEEDED DIGITAL AND/OR OPERATIONAL TRANSITIONS FOR CULTURAL WORK IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION AND GALLERY TALKS ON THE VESTIGES OF RACISM. GOOD MORNING INDIAN COUNTRY PROGRAM.

DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT LOOKS AT BASEBALL IN KANSAS AND THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GAME WITHIN KANSAS COMMUNITIES. DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT EXPLORES STORIES OF THE RISE AND FALL OF NOW-ABANDONED TOWNS IN KANSAS.

DOCUMENTARY ON THE EVOLUTION OF LGBTQ MOVEMENT IN KANSAS. PODCAST ON BOB DOLE'S POLITICAL CAREER.

JOY HARJO EVENT.

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STAFF RETENTION, AND NEEDED DIGITAL AND/OR OPERATIONAL TRANSITIONS FOR CULTURAL WORK IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA

PRESERVATION PROJECT TO ARCHIVE AND DIGITIZE 70 ARTWORKS AND SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM THE AMERICAN INDIAN VOTE.

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STAFF RETENTION, AND NEEDED DIGITAL AND/OR OPERATIONAL TRANSITIONS FOR CULTURAL WORK IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STAFF RETENTION, AND NEEDED DIGITAL AND/OR OPERATIONAL TRANSITIONS FOR CULTURAL WORK IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STAFF RETENTION, AND NEEDED DIGITAL AND/OR OPERATIONAL TRANSITIONS FOR CULTURAL WORK IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA. PROJECT THAT WILL CLASSIFY THE VAST COLLECTIONS OF PREHISTORICAL INDIGENOUS ARTIFACTS FROM WHICH THEY ORIGINATED.

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, STAFF RETENTION, AND NEEDED DIGITAL AND/OR OPERATIONAL TRANSITIONS FOR CULTURAL WORK IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA. DIGITIZATION PROJECT OF OVER 200 DOCUMENTS AND LETTERS OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE PENSION PROCESS FOR FEDERAL WAR BENEFITS.