Kansas has benefited African Americans by giving them a place to flee from the South, outlawing the Ku Klux Klan and helping end school segregation.

They’d lived through a bitter conflict between Jayhawkers and border ruffians, and one between the North and the South. They’d seen the bloody birth of a state — and the breakup and reconstruction of ...

The land that is now Kansas was acquired by the U.S. in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Before European settlement, the area was home to numerous Native American tribes for thousands of years. The 1854 ...

The Martin Cemetery in Stafford County, Kansas holds the remains of "Exodusters" who migrated to the area in the years after the Civil War ended. Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold ...

Road trip destination Fort Scott, Kansas offers a mix of history, modern activities, agro-tourism and outdoor fun. Fort Scott got its start as a pioneer town. Anchored by the Fort Scott National ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Fresh off a three-year remodel, the Kansas Museum of History is ready to welcome visitors to celebrate the day they celebrate every day! Trae Johnson visited Eye on NE Kansas to ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – Kansas history has never been more alive than it is now in the hands of students and historians devoted to putting the pieces of the past together through hours of painstaking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Long grass bears the weight of snow in this Jan. 8, 2024, photo taken in Emporia. Long grass bears the weight of snow in this Jan.

Kansas oil and gas once played a huge role in the United States winning WWI. It has, and continues to have a significant impact on the people of Kansas. My job is about educating people about the ...