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Kevin's Chronicles of KC: Clay County African American Walking Tour Kevin's Chronicles of KC: Clay County African American Walking Tour and last updated 2021-04-27 23:30:38-04 LIBERTY, MO — Going back to biblical times, a red door on a building symbolized protection. Inside the old Garrison School in Liberty, Missouri, a certain group of children were protected from the ills of society. Dr. Cecelia Robinson is the protector of their story. “A people who have no knowledge of their history is like a tree with no roots," Robinson said. Planted across Clay County are the contribution...

Confederate statue haunts Blacks in Mo. town Its place on a private plot in a public cemetery is at the heart of the debate.  By Eric Adler Kansas City Star March 7, 2021 — 5:53pm Text size Copy shortlink: Although she is 70 years old, Theresa Byrd can still feel the sting of growing up Black in Liberty, Mo. — forced in the era of legal segregation to walk away from the white elementary school just blocks from her home to the Garrison School for Black students nearly a mile away. "In my route," Byrd recalled, "I went up through...

'An abomination': Group offers $10,000 to remove Kansas City-area Confederate statue Eric Adler, The Kansas City Star © Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star/TNS Theresa Byrd of Liberty, 70, leads the group Clay Countians for Inclusion. The group is willing to pitch in $10,000 to help with costs to rid Fairview& New Hope cemeteries of a Confederate monument that has stood since 1904. Opponents argued that because the monument is not a grave marker with names, it can be removed. Although she is 70 years old, Theresa Byrd can still feel the sting of growing up Black in Liberty,...

Savannah Yamacraw ASALH Branch Three seventh-graders from Garrison School for the Arts took top honors in the Savannah Yamacraw ASALH Branch writing contest for middle students. The poetry contest winners spanned grades sixth to eighth grade fromdifferent schools. Students had a choice of two options, and essay or a poem or performed (video) wrap: describe the life of Carter G. Woodson, founder of Black History Month. Who are some of the African Americans — living or deceased — who inspired you, who give you hope for a better tomorrow? Tell us who they are and why you admire them. Judges...