The University Of Kansas
Medical Center Recognizes
Black History Month February 2001.
A presentation by
Bob Kendrick, Director of Marketing
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Thursday, February 15, 2001
Rieke Auditorium
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Bring your lunch!
It was here at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, MO, in 1920
that Andrew "Rube" Foster convinced seven other Midwestern team
owners to join him forming the Negro National League. Joined by
several other organized leagues throughout the country, the Negro Leagues
maintained a high level of professional skill and became centerpieces for
economic development in many African-American communities. The last
Negro League teams folded in the early 1960s, but their legacy lives on
through the surviving players and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum here in
Kansas City in the Historic Lincoln Building at the 18th and Vine Complex.
Provided is a listing of acknowledgements around the KUMC
campus:
Student National Medical Association
February 9: Soul Food Sampler
Stoland Lounge 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
February 10: "The Color of Medicine"
Battenfield Auditorium 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
February 13: Happy Hour/Open Mic
The Blue Room 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
February 22: African Americans in Medicine
Rieke Auditorium Noon - 1:00 p.m.
KUMed Bookstore:
Stop by the KUMed Bookstore for an excellent display of titles highlighting
African-American authors and experiences.
For your information,
check out these available resources:
The Presidential Proclamation:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20010201-2.html
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum:
Revisit a Kansas City landmark that highlights
African-American contributions to our local history!!
www.nlbm.com
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