Research African American History
The Historical Society has a number of resources on African American history in Kansas. Here are a few of our collections.
Publications
- African Americans in Kansas and the West: a bibliography
- Topeka directories relating to the African American community
- African American newspapers in Kansas
- Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Era Bibliography
Primary Sources
- American Federation of Musicians of the U.S. and Canada
- Brown v. Topeka Board of Education Oral History Collection
- Mamie Luella Williams Collection
- Paul E. Wilson Papers, 1951-1975
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Oliver Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka on microfilm
U.S. District Court case file - Civil Rights During the Eisenhower Administration, 1953-1961 on microfilm
- Civil Rights During the Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963 on microfilm
The Historical Census Browser on the University of Virginia Library's website includes historic population data for African Americans in Kansas.
