This real-world example is Nicodemus, Kansas, the oldest African American town west of the Mississippi River and the longest-lasting Black homesteader colony in America. Nicodemus was settled by my ...

But wagon wheel ruts aren’t the only reminder of that dream; they lead to the small, unincorporated community of Nicodemus, Kansas, the oldest, and last remaining, all Black town in the American ...

Two park rangers and a site superintendent are headquartered in Nicodemus, and the town drew about 8,600 tourists last year. The rangers also tour Kansas, giving presentations on the town’s history.

The documentary tells the story of a family’s journey to Nicodemus, Kansas. The Ellis Trail specifically became famous in 1877 when freed slaves from Kentucky disembarked a train in Ellis and ...

Kansas seldom promotes itself as a destination for Black history enthusiasts, and we’re leaving lots of potential tourist ...

Deputy Police Chief Dan Nicodemus says finding the person responsible for the hit-and-run remains a priority. SPIN! Pizza closing South Plaza restaurant location in Kansas City “We just ...

Over the last three years, the effort — partially funded by the National Park Service — has produced ethnographies of six African American homesteader communities: Blackdom, New Mexico; DeWitty, ...

Donna Rae Pearson, of Topeka, has accepted the position of executive director of the Nicodemus Historical Society ... employed as a curator at the Kansas Historical Society.