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Brown v. Topeka Board
of Education - Commemorative Tour
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. $70.00
Jump on the bus of NAME participants heading to Topeka for a special
pre-conference day visiting and reflecting upon the Brown Decision of
1954.Travel through the Kansas plains,
where approximately 40,000 African American refugees came to escape Jim
Crow laws and poverty during Reconstruction. In Topeka, walk between
Sumner School and Monroe Elementary School, the route taken by Linda
Brown. Visit The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site.
Travel to the Kansas Historic Museum and visit displays of Ecodusters
and Nicodemus, the only African American colony remaining in Kansas. The
day will commemorate and celebrate heroic struggles for equality and the
efforts of African American families to dismantle segregation and
discrimination while securing equal educational opportunity for all U.S.
children. Tour led by a knowledgeable educator from the National
Geographic Alliance. |
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LEGACIES: American
Jazz Museum & Negro Leagues Baseball Museum -
A Preconference Institute &Tour
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. $50.00
Spend an educational and swinging day on 18th & Vine!
Kansas City's famous corner is home to two fascinating museums
showcasing the contributions of African Americans to the growth and
evolution of two keystones of American culture: baseball and jazz! In
the morning, explore the Negro Baseball Leagues Museum (NBLM) where
fascinating video presentations, exhibits, and memorabilia chronicle the
history and heroes of the leagues from their origins following the Civil
War, through their demise in the 1960s.The exhibits recreate the
experience in the context of American history and our greatest sports
traditions, bringing it
to life for you to experience first-hand.
Lunch is on your own, at The Peachtree, or another of the fine
restaurants just down the street. The afternoon will immerse
participants in The American Jazz Museum (AJM) and the story of our most
unique art form: jazz.American music exemplifies how the multicultural
blending of people across our history molded the development of American
culture and one of our best loved art forms. AJM is “Where it Lives! The
museums' educational staff and curators will provide guided tours and
share educational material, resources, classroom connections and
teaching strategies. We will end by engaging the unique expertise and
perspective of NAME members in a facilitated discussions of additional
extensions, personal reflections and educational connections. |
