This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Promoters built a rare chance for Black Lawrence youth
The Promoters, a Black basketball club in Lawrence, defied odds from 1920s to 1950s, coaching by white teachers and community volunteers. Promoters faced segregation, traveled to Missouri and Kansas City for games, and championed league titles in 1936, 1938 and 1940. By 1950 the high school team integrated and the club dissolved.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence Memorial High School
Kansas
Forrest L. Noll
Lawrence
Newman
Noll
Kansas University
Doxie Wilkerson
Nell
Collegians
Missouri Valley Invitational Athletic Assn
Missouri
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Kansas-Missouri
Jesse Newman
Werner Newman III
G. O
Doc” Watson
Verner Newman
Watson
Werner Newman
Red Peppers
Navy
Civilian Conservation Corps
Crown Drugstore
First National Bank