History on Tap presents: William Allen White and the KKK in Kansas
*The event has already taken place on this date: Wed, 03/27/2024
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Join us for a very special Humanities Kansas program, as guest speaker Beverley Olson Buller explores the KKK’s pervasive influence over 1920s Kansas, using the story of William Allen White’s 1924 election campaign.
The 1920s saw the re-emergence of the Ku Klux Klan across America, and sparked fear and violence against African Americans and other minority groups. As the editor of the Emporia Gazette feared the growing power of the Klan, White declared, “I want to be governor to free Kansas from the disgrace of the Ku Klux Klan.” and led a raucous two-month campaign delivering 104 speeches across 2,700 miles of Kansas - all directed at expelling the KKK. Though he did not win, White’s efforts led to a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the Klan in Kansas.
Tickets for the program are $8.00 and includes a complimentary beverage from our evening’s featured brewery! Space is limited, please visit the link below or call (913) 248–2360. The event will be held at 7pm on March 27 in the Museum’s Town Hall, 11600 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66203.
Thank you to Humanities Kansas for sponsoring our guest speaker!
Tickets open: https://bit.ly/ShawneeTownEvents.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.