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Central Standard
9:48 am
Wed June 20, 2012

Grand Opening: The Black Archives Of Mid-America

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The ground has broken on the building of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in the same year that the Black Archives of Mid-America has reopened here in Kansas City.What remains now for both institutions is charting the course of those who break new ground in every field of human endeavor.

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KC Currents
4:56 pm
Tue January 17, 2012

Preserving The History Of Black Kansas City

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The new home of the Black Archives of Mid America.
Doretha Williams, the new executive director of the Black Archives, stands next to founder Horace Peterson's portrait.
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The Black Archives of Mid-America recently completed renovations on a new exhibit and archive space and also welcomed a new executive director, Doretha Williams. Williams has a doctorate from the University of Kansas in American Studies and hopes to bring the community back to the archives.

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January 15, 2012
5:00 pm
Fri January 13, 2012

Black Archives, Missouri Immigration, Firefighter Louie "Scooter" Martin

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The new home of the Black Archives in the 18th & Vine neighborhood of Kansas City.
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The show for January 15, 2012. 

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