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In order to provide a better reader experience, the interviews have been moved to the World War II: The African American Experience digital collection.

Supplementary materials for this digital collection are also available, including background information on the African American experience in World War II and a recording of the panel featuring African American veterans from Kansas and Missouri who shared their personal experiences and discussed the effect World War II had on their lives. This event was one of three programs in the series Fighting for America: Black Soldiers, the Unsung Heroes of WWII , made possible by the generosity of KU Professor Emerita Sandra Gautt.

Recent Submissions

A History of Music Education in the Black Community of Kansas City, Kansas, 1905-1954

Buckner, Reginald Tyrone (University of Minnesota, 1974-07)

This study is an attempt to define the historical development of music education in the black community of Kansas City, Kansas from 1905 to 1954. One aim of the study will be the identification of black music educators, ...

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