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Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 10, 2023 - 10:10 pm

Margaret ‘Sis’ Vinegar memorialized with community gathering, historical marker in Lawrence

by Maya Hodison

Margaret ”Sis” Vinegar, like countless other Black girls and women of her day and beyond, never saw justice during her short life. But she is now memorialized in Lawrence’s history with a marker, dedicated in her honor Saturday evening.

Lawrence news June 8, 2023 - 12:00 pm

Historical marker acknowledging Margaret ‘Sis’ Vinegar to be formally dedicated at Lawrence ceremony

by Maya Hodison

A formal dedication is set this weekend in Lawrence for a historical marker acknowledging a young Black woman who died in prison in 1889 after being wrongly convicted of murdering the white man who raped her.

Lawrence Life May 9, 2023 - 6:53 pm

Lawrence City Commission approves marker honoring Margaret ‘Sis’ Vinegar

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence City Commission voted Tuesday to approve a plan to place a historical marker in honor of Margaret “Sis” Vinegar, a young Black woman who, at age 14 in 1882, survived a sexual assault by a white man but died in prison at age 20 after being wrongly convicted of the man’s murder.

Lawrence Life April 20, 2023 - 7:01 pm

Historic Resources Commission approves marker honoring Margaret ‘Sis’ Vinegar

by Mackenzie Clark

A city board on Thursday voted in favor of a plan to place a historical marker in honor of Margaret “Sis” Vinegar, a young Black woman who, at age 14 in 1882, survived a sexual assault by a white man but died in prison at age 20 after being wrongly convicted of the man’s murder.

Lawrence news April 19, 2023 - 2:57 pm

Lawrence Historic Resources Commission to consider marker in honor of Margaret ‘Sis’ Vinegar

by Mackenzie Clark

A city board on Thursday will consider a plan to place a historical marker in honor of Margaret “Sis” Vinegar, a young Black woman who, at age 14 in 1882, survived a sexual assault by a white man but died in prison at age 20 after being wrongly convicted of the man’s murder.

Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 9, 2022 - 8:17 pm

‘The pain and the stains are still there’: Dedication set for marker to ensure Lawrence’s segregated history isn’t forgotten

by Chloe Anderson

The history of Lawrence’s public pool is fraught with a struggle that runs parallel to the fight for civil rights in the 1950 and ’60s.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 10, 2022 - 10:46 pm

Marker dedication pays tribute to 3 Black men lynched 140 years ago in Lawrence

by Tricia Masenthin

A ceremony Friday on the north side of Lawrence City Hall honored the lives and memory of three Black men who were murdered by a white mob atop the Kansas River bridge on June 10, 1882.

Lawrence news June 10, 2022 - 1:17 pm

Historian, author shares deep understanding of racial violence in Kansas, and Lawrence, history

by Maya Hodison

Author and history professor Brent Campney said because Kansas was a “free state,” Kansans — particularly Lawrencians — have maintained the perception that their communities are more welcoming and accepting than they truly are.

Molly Adams/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 7, 2022 - 3:07 pm

Events, including dedication of new marker, to recognize 140th anniversary of lynching of 3 Black men in Lawrence

by Maya Hodison

A local coalition hopes to provide an avenue for community reconciliation with an often untold history as this week brings the 140th anniversary of the lynching of three Black men in Lawrence.

Lawrence Life February 22, 2022 - 1:17 pm

Watkins Museum launching new Community Remembrance Project exhibit; events to kick off with screening of ‘Just Mercy’

by Will Haynes, Watkins Museum of History

The Watkins Museum of History will soon host an exhibit, “Confronting the Past: The Douglas County Community Remembrance Project,” telling the stories of three Black men lynched in Lawrence in 1882 and their memorialization.

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