Wide-Open Town: Kansas City in the Jazz Age and Great Depression

Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for Teachers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City

July 21 – July 26 or July 28 – August 2

During the 1920s and 1930s, city leaders boasted of Kansas City’s economic and civic triumphs and culture flourished, yet these achievements occurred in a political, social, and economic landscape fraught with machine politics, vice, and long histories of people fighting for their rights and freedoms. Much of what played out in Kansas City is a reflection of the larger cultural and historical forces that shaped this era in U.S. history. This workshop will provide K-12 educators with tools to devise fresh techniques for using historical sites and material culture to enable their students to engage with the past. Participant stipends of $1,300 made possible by the NEH. History graduate credit available through the UMKC History Department.

Application Deadline: March 5, 2024

To learn more and apply, visit: https://midwest.umkc.edu/neh-wide-open-town/

Contact us at: midwest@umkc.edu