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Meet Mark Twain!

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III Watch Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 8:30pm.

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III launches its second season with a conversation with Mark Twain, as portrayed by veteran Chautauqua performer George Frein.

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Mark Twain’s novels, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, established him as one of the great American writers, while some accounts (like that of Ernest Hemingway) cite him as the source of American literature.

This event is a part of The Big Read, and taped by KCPT for broadcast. Major funding for this season of Meet the Past has been provided by the Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust and Ken and Cindy McClain.

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Black History Month: Freedom Seekers

It’s Black History Month and local filmmaker Gary Jenkins has just released a new documentary, Freedom Seekers, that tells the story of Missouri slaves escaping to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

It’s Black History Month and local filmmaker Gary Jenkins has just released a new documentary that tells the story of Missouri slaves escaping to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Freedom Seekers premieres at the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Library on Wednesday February 15th at 6:30 p.m.  followed by a panel  discussion featuring local historians and Jimmy Johnson III whose great grandfather escaped a Platte County slave farm.


A series of posters that tell the story of black leaders from a local perspective are available to you for free. From Baseball legend Satchel paige and NAACP leader Roy Wilkins to  jazz musicians Mary Lou Williams  and Speedy Huggins.

These would be perfect for schools, community centers, or any group settings. They are free and are being made available by LINC, the Local Investment Commission who is partnering on these for black history month with the The Kansas City Public Library and The Black Archives of Mid-America, with contributions from the The Kansas City Star.

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KCPT – Raising Readers Library Corner at West Wyandotte Public Library

KCPT and Black & Veatch place the Raising Readers Library Corner in the West Wyandotte Public Library. The library corner is stocked with bookmarks and books that children can take...

KCPT and Black & Veatch place the Raising Readers Library Corner in the West Wyandotte Public Library. The library corner is stocked with bookmarks and books that children can take home. The library corner encourages families to visit the library and read together.

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Meet the Past: Mark Twain

A new season of Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III. Watch Friday, December 30, 2011 at 7:30pm.

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III launched its second season with a conversation with Mark Twain, as portrayed by veteran Chautauqua performer George Frein.

KC Public Library:

Mark Twain’s novels, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, established him as one of the great American writers, while some accounts (like that of Ernest Hemingway) cite him as the source of American literature.

This event is a part of The Big Read, and taped by KCPT for broadcast. Major funding for this season of Meet the Past has been provided by the Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust and Ken and Cindy McClain.

Watch Friday, December 30, 2011 at 7:30pm.

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