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K. L. Browne of Kansas City, Kansas, writes Governor Edward W. Hoch of Topeka concerning the segregation of Kansas City (Kans.) High School. Browne requests the Governor sign a bill recently passed by the legislature that would segregate the school by building a separate building for black children. The letter claims most white citizens favor passage of the bill. Mr. Browne argues that the mixed high schools in Kansas City, Kansas have driven many Kansans to move to Kansas City, Missouri where high schools were segregated, particularly those families moving from the country to the city. The letter claims that Kansas is losing both good citizens and revenue to Missouri due to mixed race schooling. He also claims that elementary schools in Kansas were segregated for thirty years without difficulty. Governor Hoch signed the bill February 22, 1905. See C. M. Moates to Governor Edward Hoch, February 21, 1905.
Creator: Browne, K. L.
Date: February 18, 1905
Item Number: 207887
Call Number: Governor's Records--Hoch, Box 20 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207887
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Hoch, Edward Wallis
Date - 1900s - 1905
Education - Primary
Education - Secondary
Education - Segregation and desegregation
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Hoch, Edward Wallis
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Discrimination - Segregation
People - Notable Kansans - Hoch, Edward Wallis, 1849-1925
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Progressive Era, 1900 - 1916
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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