Upcoming Visitor Events - 8/4/2012
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The stunning photographs of the Haskell Indian Nations graduation, taken by local artist David Alleyne, will be on display throughout the month of May during regular museum... details>>
Brown v. Board of Education will host “Expressions of Freedom and Equality,” an exhibit created in partnership with artists representing The Dream Rocket Project. The exhibit... details>>
The stunning photographs of the Haskell Indian Nations graduation, taken by local artist David Alleyne, will be on display throughout the month of May during regular museum... details>>
Brown v. Board of Education will host “Expressions of Freedom and Equality,” an exhibit created in partnership with artists representing The Dream Rocket Project. The exhibit... details>>
The stunning photographs of the Haskell Indian Nations graduation, taken by local artist David Alleyne, will be on display throughout the month of May during regular museum... details>>
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8/4/2012 9:00:00 AM | Leavenworth, KS
2012 Kansas Network to Freedom Conference, The "First City of Kansas" and the Underground Railroad
Despite Leavenworth's pro-slavery reputation, it was quite active in the Underground Railroad. Just across the river from Missouri, it became an important destination for enslaved people in search of freedom. The conference will explore Leavenworth’s and the surrounding area’s role in the Underground Railroad and celebrate Leavenworth’s 1st Network to Freedom Listing, the Site of the Planters Hotel. See http://www.freedomsfrontier.org/pages/NTF-Conference for more info....details >>
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8/4/2012 1:00:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
Visit this exhibition of artwork entitled "Dare to Dream." The artwork will be connected in 2014 to wrap the 365 foot Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The theme of the panels challenges individuals to expand beyond the present state of the world and imagine the future. Perhaps most importantly, individuals are challenged to imagine their contribution to the future....details >>
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8/4/2012 1:00:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, a Man for All Times
This national traveling exhibition examines Lincoln’s life, accomplishments, & legacy. It goes beyond the public images to focus on the evolution of Lincoln's beliefs & his impact on the nation & traces Lincoln’s path from a self-educated, rough-hewn lawyer to the president who guided a divided nation through the crises of slavery, secession, & Civil War. The exhibition shows how Lincoln transcended his age & left a constitutional legacy for all Americans....details >>
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8/4/2012 7:00:00 PM | Topeka, KS
First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Commemoration
A living history program will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the formation of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry. A prayer service and inspirational messages by descendents of former slaves will be included in the program....details >>
