Kansas City, Missouri

CTL-E-3191 · Locality · city · contemporary

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Kansas City, Missouri: home of the Black Archives of Mid-America, located in the Historic 18th & Vine District (current home 1722 E 17th Terrace; earlier Firehouse No. 11 at 2033 Vine, 1976-2006). The district also hosts the Negro League Baseball Museum, the American Jazz Museum, and the GEM Theater.

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Also known as: Kansas City MO

Notes

RELP73 new supporting entity (2026-10-06); name-collision checked against canonical entities.json.

Referenced by

Andrew "Skip" Carter — based in → this record
Horace M. Peterson III — based in → this record

Sources

Visit KC - BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA
Clio - Black Archives of Mid-America

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