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Save the date: Haskell to host celebration for 100th anniversary of arch, stadium
Haskell has set a date to celebrate 100 years of the memorial arch and stadium on campus.
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Lawrence events to commemorate Tiger Dowdell and Nick Rice; community invited
The Lawrence community is invited to a commemorative program to honor Tiger Dowdell and Nick Rice, two teens who were shot and killed by police in 1970. Historic markers will also be unveiled this month.
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Learn about Lawrence queer history at an upcoming social
The Trans Liberation Front will soon host a social on Lawrence queer history with talks from folks involved in local historic queer organizations.
Lawrence event to explore Prairie Band Potawatomi beadwork, identity
An upcoming presentation at the Watkins Museum will highlight beadwork’s cultural significance and enduring tradition within the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Adding one ‘s’ to ‘Douglas’ County would honor Kansas’ abolitionist legacy, a new zine says
Two local poets have written a zine advocating for Douglas County to be renamed for abolitionist Frederick Douglass. They’re hosting a launch event and open mic night to share the publication.
Watkins Museum exhibit to reflect on 1976 bicentennial ahead of America 250
Leading up to America 250, a new Watkins Museum exhibition will share artifacts and photos from Douglas County’s celebration of the country’s bicentennial in 1976.
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African American, Native American stories of arrival to Douglas County to star in new documentary
Folks in Douglas County can celebrate Juneteenth by watching a new documentary that showcases the stories of African American and Native American community members’ arrival to the county.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Dedication honors people buried in Potter’s Field, etching Black Lawrence history into granite markers
Every year on June 10, the local NAACP invites the community to gather and commemorate the victims of the 1882 Kansas River bridge lynching. This year, for the first time, attendees could lay carnations directly on graves of Isaac King, George Robertson and Peter Vinegar.
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Community members hope to preserve historic Municipal Stadium in East Lawrence
Lee Ice told community members gathered Sunday that if advocates don’t push to restore and protect the Municipal Stadium at Hobbs Park, they could lose it.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence NAACP invites community to Potter’s Field grave marker dedication
Lawrence’s NAACP chapter is welcoming the community to a marker dedication for 30 Black people who were buried in previously unmarked graves in Oak Hill Cemetery. A commemoration of the 1882 lynching victims will follow.
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