The next meeting of the

St Louis African American History & Genealogy Society 

will be on

August 21, 2010

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Missouri History Museum

AT&T Foundation Multipurpose Room

 

 

             Slavery, Migration, Exodusters, and Kansas Black Towns: The Story of Nicodemus

 

Angela Bates-Tompkins, founder and executive director of the Nicodemus Historical Society, presents this look at Nicodemus, Kansas, the longest-lasting black town in the state and a monument to the black pioneers who came to Kansas in search of new opportunities and prosperity.  Bates-Tompkins is a descendant of the original settlers of Nicodemus.

 

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Text Box: “Cultivating our roots by collecting, documenting and  preserving our African  American heritage”