What is it about?
This article examines African American life in Parsons, Kansas, a small Midwestern town. African Americans have been present in Parsons since the town's beginnings. Despite enduring both de jure and de facto segregation, the African American community in Parsons has proven to be a resilient, essential presence in Parsons.
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Why is it important?
This work is part of an effort to expand knowledge of African American life outside of the South and urban areas of the North.
Perspectives
As a professor of African American history and a native of Parsons, Kansas, I think the African American community in Parsons provides a unique lens to understand life in the Midwest.
Bryan Jack
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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This page is a summary of: "The Bitter with the Sweet": African Americans in Parsons, Kansas, Middle West Review, January 2021, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/mwr.2021.0022.
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