The Black Archives of Mid-America also known as BAMA is a learning and research center located in Kansas City, Missouri, focused on the African American experience in the central Midwest. [1] [2] [3] [4]
History
The Black Archives of Mid-America is an archive that collects and preserves materials documenting the political, social and cultural histories of persons of African American descent in the central United States, with a focus on the Kansas City, Missouri region. The Black Archives of Mid-America honors the African-American community heritage of Mid-America, spreading awareness of this history by providing educational resources and sharing its collection to researchers, exhibitions, and publications. [5] The Black Archives of Mid-America holds an oral history collection collected in the mid-1970s comprising 97 audiocassettes, holding interviews of 56 people, mostly from Kansas City's African American community. [3] [6]
References
- ^ "The Black Archives of Mid-America | NEH-Edsitement". edsitement.neh.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ a b "Black Archives of Mid-America oral history collection - The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Black Archives of Mid America". Historic Kansas City. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Black Archives Of Mid-America - KC Parks and Rec". kcparks.org. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ Coulter, Charles E. (2016). Take Up the Black Man's Burden: Kansas City's African American Communities, 1865-1939. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-2112-4.
