How the Four States continue to honor three African American legacies : vimarsana.com

JOPLIN, Mo. — Reaching across different levels of history and influence, the Four State area is considered the birthplace of three prominent African Americans whose impact reaches across the nation. “When we talk about Langston Hughes or Gordon Parks, you see people who are from cities, but they were really from the heartland. They were […]

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