Humanities Kansas Presents “Free Did Not Mean Welcome”

Millions of African Americans walked away from the South after Emancipation looking for freedom. For some it meant a journey to Kansas, believing “free state” meant free of racial discrimination. Discover how many realized that for Black people in Kansas “free” did not necessarily mean “welcome.”

Presented by Dr. Carmaletta Williams, executive director of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City.