Dang, Kansas City. Did you know this part of our history?
I just ran across this on a friend's Facebook page. Once I saw this, I had to search it out so I did just that. I came up with this, quickly.
Rector, Sarah (1902–1967)
The Black Past: Remembered
A bit from this link:
Sarah Rector received international attention at the age of eleven when The Kansas City Star in 1913 publicized the headline, “Millions to a Negro Girl.” From that moment Rector’s life became a cauldron of misinformation, legal and financial maneuvering, and public speculation.
More here:
Remembering Sarah Rector,
Creek Freedwoman
It was fascinating and initially sad but fortunately turned out well, overall. Rather than copy and paste it all here, I highly recommend going to one of the article links here and reading. It's incredible Kansas City history but American history on a larger scale, too.
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