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A Chance Discovery is Revealing the Names of Enslaved People

Trespassers Beware Relaunches

Salus Populi Honors USCT Soldier and Descendants

One of Luis Quintanilla's murals at UMKC. A man in a suit standing with a horse. On the left, a man on a ladder holds a bucket above his head. One woman and five men stand behind the ladder-- including a Mussolini look-a-like. A woman in a tower holds a cat and looks at the man. On the right, a scared black cat and three girls look on from atop a mountain. A young boy ties a rocket to the horse's tail. Two men are wrapped in a green sheet. A Hitler look-a-like pulls the green sheet back and reveals a beast with suffering people laboring within its mouth.

KCMC and the Luis Quintanilla Murals host a Being Human Event

Brick building with stairs in front. A sign for "Banneker School Historic Site" in front.

KSHB highlights the work of the Banneker School Foundation

Large white house

Jackson County database helps families trace enslaved ancestors

One of Luis Quintanilla's murals at UMKC. Don Quixote wears a suit and stands with a horse. On the left, a man on a ladder holds a bucket above his head. One woman and five men stand behind the ladder-- including a Mussolini look-a-like. A woman in a tower holds a cat and looks at the man. On the right, a Hitler look-a-like pulls sheet back and reveals a beast with suffering people laboring within its mouth.

WDBJ7:
Rare Don Quixote murals get new life through restoration specialists

Park rendering between 43rd and Broadway.

Steptoe to be honored with Art in Park

WMHM Relaunches Enslaved Database with New Documents

Brick building with stairs in front. A sign for "Banneker School Historic Site" in front.

KCTV5 and Banneker School Celebrates Juneteenth

A brick building with a sign that says "Sing a Song Full of the Hope the Present has Brought Us." In front of the building stands a a sculpture of a Sankofa bird in red, black, and green.

The Kansas City Star Visits the Garrison School

Black and white woman's headshot

KCMC co-hosts a Wiki-Edit-a-Thon

Group of people cut a ribbon in front of a brick building.

Lucille Douglass of the Banneker School Foundation Honored by Park Hill School District

One of Luis Quintanilla's murals at UMKC. Sancho Panza, wearing a king's crown and holding a broom, turns his back to a horde of scheming people and his donkey.

Top UMKC Moments of 2025: Quintanilla Mural Restoration

Group of people cut a ribbon in front of a brick building.

KSHB highlights Banneker School Restoration

Brick building with stairs in front. A sign for "Banneker School Historic Site" in front.

KSHB films the Banneker School Foundation’s anniversary event

Person stands at microphone

Roo News on the Speaker Series

Brick building with stairs in front. A sign for "Banneker School Historic Site" in front.

The Stylus encourages the community to attend the Banneker School Foundation event

A brick building with three windows and a front door.

KC Chamber advertises the Banneker School Foundation event

A brick building with a sign that says "Sing a Song Full of the Hope the Present has Brought Us." In front of the building stands a a sculpture of a Sankofa bird in red, black, and green.

KSHB reports on one-man play at Garrison School

Man giving a talk on "Removal, Reparation, Repatriation, and Reconciliation."

Center for Digital and Public Humanities discusses the Stephen Aron lecture

Group of people cut a ribbon in front of a brick building.

Banneker Ribbon Cutting Event

One of Luis Quintanilla's murals at UMKC. A man in a suit standing with a horse. On the left, a man on a ladder holds a bucket above his head. One woman and five men stand behind the ladder-- including a Mussolini look-a-like. A woman in a tower holds a cat and looks at the man. On the right, a scared black cat and three girls look on from atop a mountain. A young boy ties a rocket to the horse's tail. Two men are wrapped in a green sheet. A Hitler look-a-like pulls the green sheet back and reveals a beast with suffering people laboring within its mouth.

KC Today features the Luis Quintanilla murals

Two story L-shaped white colonial-style house.

Fox4 highlights Missouri Town Fall Festival

One of Luis Quintanilla's murals at UMKC. A man in a suit standing with a horse. On the left, a man on a ladder holds a bucket above his head. One woman and five men stand behind the ladder-- including a Mussolini look-a-like. A woman in a tower holds a cat and looks at the man. On the right, a scared black cat and three girls look on from atop a mountain. A young boy ties a rocket to the horse's tail. Two men are wrapped in a green sheet. A Hitler look-a-like pulls the green sheet back and reveals a beast with suffering people laboring within its mouth.

KCUR reports on Quintanilla Mural

KC Studio discusses the Quintanilla murals

A woman stands and reads from a sign. In the background five people stand around a wooden hut.

KCUR discusses Trespassers Beware!

In the foreground, pink and purples flowers. In the background, flagpoles with the American flag, a concrete sidewalk, and a wooden hut.

KCTV5 highlights Trespassers Beware!

A women with grey hair, a purple shirt, and a colorful skirt stands in the doorway of a wooden hut. A sign outside the hut reads "Trespassers Beware." Another reads "Keep out"

KOSU reports on the Fort Conley Monument opening

Flyer with a white piano. Text reads "Mutual Musicians Foundation Museum Hours. Tuesday-Thursday 11 AM-3 PM. Historic Late Night Jam Sessions Friday and Saturday 1:30 AM-5 AM. 1823 Highland Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108. 816-471-5212. themutualmusiciansfoundation.com.

Mutual Musicians to open for daytime tours

A crowd of people stand in front of a wooden hut. A canvas tent is in the foreground.

KC Studio celebrates Trespassers Beware!

In the foreground, a sign says "Trespassers Beware! Fort Conley and Wyandot Women Warriors." In the background a small wooden hut sits in a grass field. A woman on a ladder works on its roof.

KCUR highlights the beginning of the Trespassers Beware! Project

A bucket, some metal pipes, and red flowers in front of a wooden hut.

The Kansas City Star tells the story of the Conley sisters and Trespassers Beware!

A group od people pose in front of a wooden hut. A photographer directs them to stand closer together.

Kansas City Magazine tells the story of the Conley Sisters

Section of mural with a man in a yellow shirt and a grey cap facing away from the audience. He holds a red scarecrow.

History of the Haag Hall Don Quixote Mural

KCTV highlights the Quintanilla Murals

White clapboard two story Greek revival home.

KC Star reports on Wornall-Majors investigating their histories of enslavement

A wooden fort with one large watch tower and one residential building surrounded by a fence. Inside the fort, an American Flag flies high above the building.

The Examiner announce Fort Osage and Missouri Town’s
Mellon grant