Past and Present
Three Wichita State history professors, Drs. Robin Henry, Robert Weems, and Jay Price, will talk about Wichita history, parallels between current events and historical happenings, and how historical events got us to where we are today.
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In 2007, Victor Gold, a long-time G.O.P. insider, wrote a widely discussed book entitled Invasion of the Party Snatchers. Cleverly using the 1956 film… -
This commentary originally aired on November 28, 2017. On November 27th and 28th 1917, the federal government succumbed to public outcry and released the… -
On Nov. 10, 1919, the U.S. Supreme Court decided its second First Amendment case in two weeks.In Abrams v. U.S., the federal government asked the court to… -
A few weeks ago, I was at the Kansas Preservation Conference in Dodge City and a tour took us to see where the Santa Fe Trail ruts ran down to the… -
This year represents the 400-year anniversary of the first enslaved Africans being brought to America. The subsequent history of Africans in America is…
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In August, the United States observed the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved people kidnapped from West Africa and transported to the… -
Last week, the faculty at the History Department had a social gathering at Park Villa. The rough stone structure with its red tile roof and wide,… -
From 1897 to 1986, Wichita State University, previously known as Fairmount College, fielded a football team. During its eighty-nine year history, Shocker… -
This commentary originally aired on November 29, 2016.The familiar verse “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,”… -
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. Considered one of the most effective pieces of federal legislation, this act…
