Those Who Came Before - Oct. 2-Nov. 6, 2010
Those Who Came Before: Mexican Americans in Kansas 1900-1950
October 2 – November 6, 2010
Traveling Exhibit
Hispanic Heritage Month
The connection between the United States and people of Mexican descent goes back for centuries. Beginning with the conquistadors, both visitors and immigrants from the south have made their mark on Kansas. Mexican immigrants have come to Kansas for a variety of reasons. This exhibit explores the jobs which brought many early Mexican workers to Kansas, including sugar beet production and working on the railroads. The culture and traditions of Mexican Americans are also highlighted, including fiesta, the Quinceañera, and Las Posadas. By bringing their families and creating new lives in Kansas, Mexican immigrants have changed and enhanced the lives of all Kansans.
This exhibit was on loan from the Kansas State Historical Society.
Photo: Atchison, Topeka, and Sante Fe Section Crew, Pauline, Kansas. Kansas Memory website, Kansas State Historical Society.
Presented by the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site as part of the 2010-2011 program series, Commemorating Our Nation's Struggle for Freedom: From Civil War to Civil Rights.
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