History
Muhammad Ali’s Brief Encounter With KC’s Rich Boxing Legacy
Muhammad Ali transfixed millions with his boxing, his braggadocio and, ultimately, his bravery in speaking out on the social issues of his time.
For Latinos in the Midwest, Playing Ball was More than Just a Game
A Smithsonian traveling exhibit now at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City showcases the contribution of Hispanic leagues.
Exhibit on History of LGBTQ Rights Removed from Missouri Capitol
A state senator from Kansas City is demanding answers about why an exhibit on the LGBTQ-rights movement was removed from the Missouri Capitol after only a few days on display.
Remembering Missouri’s ‘Woodstock’: Star-Studded 1974 Ozark Music Festival in Sedalia Subject of Film
During the summer of 1974, Missouri staged a ‘Woodstock’ of its own. The Ozark Music Festival is now the subject of a documentary.
curiousKC | The Lost History of Greystone Heights
Greystone Heights once existed where Interstate 35 now sits. So, what happened?
Once-Segregated Cemetery Gets Memorial for Hundreds of People in Unmarked Graves
The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial seeks to memorialize 758 people interred – most of them in unmarked graves – in the once-segregated section of what is now Fairview and New Hope Cemetery in Liberty.
Missouri’s Bicentennial Quilt Stitches Together a State With Many Splits
The Missouri bicentennial quilt seeks to bring together an often divided state by collecting local stories from each of 114 counties.
Grappling With Dark Agonies Amid Natural Beauty During Missouri’s Bicentennial
As Missouri observes its bicentennial, organizers are grappling with a history defined both by natural beauty and the fight over slavery.
curiousKC | Who was D.A. Holmes and Why Was a School Named After Him?
A curiousKC reader reached out wanting to know more about the Rev. D.A. Holmes, and why a school was named after him. This is his story.
Local Lynching Memorial Perseveres Despite Backlash
The Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City is collaborating with the Equal Justice Initiative to collect jars of soil from the site of every lynching in Missouri.