Hundreds of enslaved people’s names uncovered in Jackson County

KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, Missouri, including neighborhoods in the southern part of the city. We learned about this story idea from a recent Let’s Talk event in Waldo. Share your story idea with Megan.

Historians at the Wornall Majors House Museums in south Kansas City have uncovered hundreds of names of enslaved people who lived in Jackson County, Missouri — a discovery years in the making that is now being preserved in a new living database.

Wornall Majors House Museums uncover hundreds of names of enslaved people in Jackson County, Missouri

The Wornall House, built in 1858, was once part of a 500-acre farmstead on the frontier. Executive Director and Curator Sarah Bader-King has spent years researching the history of enslavement connected to the site and surrounding county…

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