slavery

Looking Back At The Anti-Slavery Movement

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Ask a school kid, and he or she will tell you that slavery in America ended in the mid-1860s. But when did the movement against slavery start?

George Washington And His Contradictions

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:39:18 +0000

George Washington was all about freedom, so why did he own slaves?

Thomas Jefferson: Freedom Fighter Or Flip-Flopper?

Steve Kraske and Beth Lipoff — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:15:18 +0000

Equality and liberty were Thomas Jefferson’s great dreams—except when it came to slaves.

On Thursday's Up to Date, we’ll discuss the man and his contradictions with historian Henry Wiencek, author of Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves, which examines Jefferson’s changing stance toward slavery.

Once Slaves, Then Slaveholders: 'The Whipping Man'

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:00:08 +0000

It's no coincidence that the Kansas City Repertory Theatre's newest production, The Whipping Man, is on stage around the time of the Jewish festival of Passover.

KC History: Small-Scale Slavery In Missouri

Andrea Silenzi — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:53:41 +0000

On Friday's Walt Bodine Show, co-host Monroe Dodd discusses the history of small-scale slavery in Missouri with Diane Mutti Burke.

New Book Examines Slavery in Missouri

Sylvia Maria Gross — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:36:42 +0000

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Kansas City, MO – Missouri slavery was no more humane than Deep South slavery, UMKC historian finds.