ESU Special Collections and Archives
Children of the Promised Land
William Allen White Library, Emporia State University 1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KSESU Special Collections and Archives invites the community to “Children of the Promised Land,” a program presented by Angela Bates and made possible by Humanities Kansas. Nicodemus, a small, unincorporated town in Graham County, is the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Black homesteaders settled…
Free Did Not Mean Welcome
William Allen White Library, Emporia State University 1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KSESU Special Collections and Archives invites the campus and community to “Free Did Not Mean Welcome,” a program presented by Dr. Carmaletta Williams and made possible by Humanities Kansas. This…
Exhibit Reception for A Journey Toward Freedom: Black Americans and the Great Migration
William Allen White Library, Emporia State University 1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KSJoin ESU Special Collections and Archives for the opening of the exhibit A Journey Toward Freedom: Black Americans and the Great Migration. The Great Migration was the largest domestic movement in American history. During the century following the Civil War, over six million Black Americans left the southern United States to move north and west.…
Open Mic Night
William Allen White Library, Emporia State University 1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KSESU Special Collections and Archives invites you to bring your creativity, whether poetry, fiction, music, or comedy, to open mic night—or just come to enjoy the performances! Local band Tapistry will be bringing their classic rock sound as the featured artists. The event will take place in the Exhibit Hall outside Room 119 of William…
