The Clay County African American Legacy Inc.

This had me on the floor, today. Chills. Heartbreak. Hope. First I shared it with my husband and kids now I’m sharing it with you. Where is the Love? It’s in you and me and it’s time for us all to bring it.

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We are asking the Liberty Community young and young at heart to meet us on Friday, Oct. 2nd at 11:00AM at Fairview Cemetery for a community meeting to express ...our concerns for the removal of the Confederate Monument. Bring mask and lawn chair for social distance. We all have stories we can share about this monument. This is our time to give voice to the injustice we have encountered over the years. See more

Many grew up walking to City Park as children, there was no way getting around or getting past the Confederate Soldier with his gun. Today we are making a path ...through this cemetary to get around, to get past and get through to the significance of the real meaning of liberty and justice for all. Meet us on Friday, October 2nd at 11:00AM at the Fairview Cemetery. Together we will stand. See more

It's a little late in posting, but the message is so uplifting that we didn't want to wait a year to share. This video Google Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Loveis Wise and narrated by actor and activist LeVar Burton, honors the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth. Give yourself a well-deserved break and enjoy the video -- click here https://youtu.be/GNEPwwv56DY

Representative John Lewis loves to dance. It was shared during his celebration of life this morning. Enjoy seeing and hearing him enjoy life through his dance.

20th Annual Liberty Juneteenth Celebration Fundraiser via Facebook Live-Stream on Friday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m. There will be no Soul Food Dinner this year, but we encourage friends and supporters to create a Soul Food meal at home that consists of: Fried Chicken, Macaroni and Cheese, Sweet potatoes, Greens, Green beans, Cornbread, and Peach cobbler. The event will be live-streamed on this Facebook site on July 24th, at 6:30 p.m. The program will feature the unveiling and ded...ication of a historical marker placed on the Garrison School site by the Clay County African American Legacy, The Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas City, and the City of Liberty. ~~ Download a copy of the Event Program at https://bit.ly/3jAiEML ~~ Watch the program Live-Stream on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheClayCountyAfricanAmericanLegacyInc/ Garrison School, the only historically Black school still standing in Clay County, was established in 1877 for Liberty African American youth. Garrison will celebrate its 143rd anniversary this year. Ms. Mary Ann Pfeifer, a resident of the Garrison Historic District, will be honored and recognized for her volunteer work feeding the sick and shut-in and senior citizens during the past five months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please donate generously to our fundraiser that will assist in paying the costs for annual educational programs, exhibits, cultural events, and operational costs through our website: https://ccaal-garrisonschool.org/join_us

Congressman John Lewis has died at age 80. Decades before his service on Capitol Hill, he risked his life fighting for equal rights. On CBS This Morning in 2017, Lewis reflected in a "Note to Self" about his journey and push to bring people together. https://cbsn.ws/396Wygc

** Virtual Meeting This Saturday ** African American Women in the Suffrage Movement: Then, Now, And Forever!... As part of the national commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, The Clay County African American Legacy, Inc. in partnership with The Kansas City League of Women Voters cordially invites you to a Zoom meeting celebrating African American Women in the Suffrage Movement: Then, Now, And Forever! 10:00 AM, Saturday July 11, 2020 (Zoom link available at 9:30) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88987736531 Speaker: Dr. Delia Gillis, Professor of African American History at The University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg. The program will also include a panel featuring Joanne Collins, former Mayor Pro Tem and the first woman and African American to serve on the Kansas City Council; and Ruth Emery of Liberty, Missouri, former president of Garrison School Cultural Center and the first Clay County African American woman to run for political office-Recorder of Deeds. Since there will be no brunch this year due to COVID-19, Zoom participants in this event are welcome and encouraged to take a virtual tour of the Clay County African American Legacy-Garrison School Cultural Center and make a donation to support cultural exhibits, educational programs, operational costs, and our Juneteenth program scheduled for July 24th. You may view the virtual tour and make a donation at https://ccaal-garrisonschool.org/join_us