THE PRAIRIE WAS OUR PROMISED LAND BUS TOUR
THE PRAIRIE WAS OUR PROMISED LAND BUS TOUR
NOVEMBER 16-20, 2009
What comes to mind when you think of Kansas?
Kansas is much more than a flat middle - of - the - road state. It has an
interesting history. In 1854 the problem of whether to allow slavery in the
territories forced lawmakers into action. Congress passed the
Kansas-Nebraska Act, which opened up both territories to settlers.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act said the decision to allow slavery in the territory
should be made by the people who settled there. By 1855 antislavery
settlers called Free Soilers, had established a territorial government in
Lawrence, Kansas. Fighting among the Free Soilers and pro-slavery
labeled the territory "Bleeding Kansas."
Because Kansas had once been home to a strong antislavery movement
many Black Americans decided to move to Kansas. Between 1870 and
1880 the number of African Americans in the state increased from about
17,000 to more than 43,000. Many settled in and around Nicodemus in the
Northern part of Kansas. African Americans fought in the United States
Armed Forces in every war. After the Civil War ended horse mounted
cavalry units of African Americans troops were formed and sent to Kansas
as well as other areas of the Great Plains. The Plains Indians began to call
the cavalrymen Buffalo Soldiers, and the troops wore that nickname proudly.
In the early 1950's, one of the most important events in modern United
States history took place in Kansas. This was the United States Supreme
Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas.
Join the staff of Crossroads Tours as we travel to Kansas and Missouri and
visit the sites in Leavenworth, Lawrence, Topeka, Nicodemus, and Dodge
City that preserve and tell of the struggle for freedom and equality.
Itinerary
Day 1
St. Louis, Missouri
Jefferson Expansion Memorial
Day 2
Leavenworth, Kansas
Buffalo Solider Memorial
Lawrence, Kansas
State Capitol, Kansas
Brown v. Board of Education NHS, Kansas
Sac and Fox Casino, Kansas
Day 3
Nicodemus, Kansas
Nicodemus National Historic Site
Fort Larned, Kansas
Fort Larned Military Park
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City
Wichita, Kansas
Day 4
Kansas City, Missouri
Historic 16th and Vine
Negro League Baseball Museum
American Jazz Museum
Riverboat Casino
Day 5
Kansas City, Missouri
Tour Amenities
Roundtrip Motorcoach service
Hotel Accommodations (4 nights)
6 Meals
Admission tickets to sites
**Children travel for $200.00 with paying adult
(ages 5-16)
*Reservation Deposit Required
Contact our associates for pricing click here
Negro League Baseball Museum
Nicodemus NHS
Brown v Board of Education NHS
Truman Library
