Civil Rights in Kansas
The history of civil rights in the state of Kansas from Reconstruction to the 1960s.
Books
Exodusters: Black Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction examines the presence of African Americans in Kansas in three parts: reconstruction, post-war problems, and emigration. Although the Civil War ended slavery, this did not mean that African Americans were immediately accepted into everyday society. This book looks at the issues African Americans faced when moving to Kansas after the Civil War, and the reaction from the nation as a whole.
Exodusters: Black Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction
by Nell Irvin Painter
In Search of Canaan: Black Migration to Kansas 1879-80 explores why African Americans moved to the plains and Kansas, and the trouble they faced when they arrived. The author uses a great deal of primary sources to examine the time period between 1879-1880. Users of this book will read about important figures of the Exoduster movement in greater depth.
In Search of Canaan: Black Migration to Kansas 1879-80
by Robert G Atheam
This extensive resource takes a microscopic look at the Civil War and Reconstruction Era. Readers get the opportunity to see an extensive timeline of the Reconstruction Era, complete with important proclamations, declarations, acts, and elections that took place during that time. This book holds primary documents, biographies of key individuals, maps and tables, notes, and a user friendly index to keep information organized.
Civil War and Reconstruction (Eyewitness History) by Rodney P Carlisle
This handy resource is a fantastic guide to museums, monuments and historic landmarks pertaining to the Civil Rights Movement. Key Kansas spots that are featured are: Topeka (Brown V. Board of Education) and Osawatomie (the location of John Brown’s cabin). This resource is extremely user friendly and is filled with pictures, maps, and captions that heighten the source material.
A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement
by Jim Carrier
This text digs into the Civil War and the repercussions that led to the Civil Rights Movement from multiple points of view and discusses early internal conflict in Kansas during this time period. The historical events depicted in the book set the tone for what would become the Civil Rights Movement.
Civil War on the Western Border 1854-1865
by Jay Monaghan
Next Year Country: Dust to Dust in Western Kansas, 1890-1940 gives a general picture of Western Kansas in a specific timeframe. Readers of this book will gain an understanding of the environment Exodusters faced once they migrated to Kansas during the Reconstruction period. The author frames this moment in time around his family’s history, yet gives a broad understanding of the hardships these Kansans’ faced.
Next Year Country: Dust to Dust in Western Kansas, 1890-1940
by Craig Miner
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America’s Struggle for Equality is a detailed history of the legal climate leading up to, and including, the Brown v. Board of Education trial. While this book is about the United States as a whole entity, it provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the complex landscape surrounding the trial, and the resulting implications.
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
by Richard Kluger
Brown v. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents looks at how the legislative landscape as a nation led to this groundbreaking trial. The book contains a brief explanation of historical context in its introduction, with the following chapters focusing on specific trials and the nation’s response to those trails. Readers will find numerous primary documents cited within this book, and at times re-printed in their entirety.
Brown v. Board of Education: A Brief History with Documents
by Waldo E. Martin
This resource delves deep into African American experiences in the Western part of the United States of America. Flamming discusses how Africans moved to the easternmost ‘western’ location in the country after Emancipation took place and the era of Reconstruction began. The group known as ‘Exodusters’ as profiled in this book as a group of people migrating and looking for a fresh start.
