WE ARE Kansas City exhibition

The We Are Kansas City exhibition, presented in partnership with the America I Am exhibit at Union Station, aligned readily with the “Imprint” themes so beautifully explored in “America I Am.” Objects were selected from our collection for presentation because they are significant evidence of the broad and deep, bold and subtle imprints of African Americans on the history of Kansas City.

We Are Kansas City Community Partners

Kansas City is the fortunate home of many institutions devoted to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of African-American people and culture. From the Buffalo Soldiers to the Kansas City Monarchs; from Wheatley-Provident Hospital to Queen of the World; from Ada Conklin Franklin to Ida McBeth: Kansas City abounds with a richly textured, vibrant history of its African-American citizens. The institutions represented here: the American Jazz Museum, the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City, Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Kansas City Public Library, the National Archives in Kansas City, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center each offer year-round collections, lectures, performances, exhibitions and educational programs to delight and inspire audiences and to honor the robust heritage of Kansas City’s African American communities.

Union Station Kansas City and Kansas City Museum encourage you to support our colleague institutions by scheduling a visit, buying a ticket and volunteering time to help keep this history alive.

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