Kansas City International Airport

Oralee holds photo of her father, Warren Watkins Jr.

Unearthing the Truth About Slave Burial Sites at KCI

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | January 13, 2020

There’s a persistent rumor in local circles that part of Kansas City International Airport was once a slave graveyard.  The topic crossed Flatland’s radar when an anonymous contributor asked the curiousKC team to see if there is “any truth to that.” Old news clippings and a 60-page archaeological survey of African American slave sites prove…

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Rendering of new Kansas City International Airport.

New Twist Emerges in KCI Public Art Debate

By Julius A. Karash | December 10, 2019

A new twist in the debate over public art at Kansas City International Airport emerged at Monday’s meeting of the Municipal Art Commission (MAC).

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