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Angela Bates

June 12, 2016 by johnnoltner

Angela Bates is the director of the historical society in Nicodemus, Kansas, a town that was settled by freed slaves after the Civil War in an effort to experience real freedom. All of the current 16 residents, including Angela, are direct descendants of those original settlers. It is the only remaining all-Black town west of the Mississippi. Angela sees herself as a descendant of people who had vision, determination, and a great faith in God. She honors their memory by […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: a peace of my mind, APoMM, diversity, freed slaves, Kansas, listening, mypeace, Nicodemus, peace, reconcilliation, relationship, social justice, stories

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Erika Nelson

March 28, 2016 by johnnoltner

Erika Nelson is an artist who lives in Lucas, Kansas, a rural plains community of 400 that has embraced its tradition as a hotbed for grassroots arts. After selling all of her possessions, Erika lived and traveled across the country in her vehicle, visiting small arts communities. Her imagination was peaked when she saw a house in Lucas sell at auction for $1,000. What at first she viewed as a home base has become Erika’s home and she talks of […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: a peace of my mind, APoMM, art, Erika Nelson, grassroots art, grassroots art center, Kansas, Lucas, peace, rural, stories, world's largest things

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