Shane Carter, executive director of The Kansas African American Museum, has only been on the job for three months. But Carter knows what he wants: To make the museum’s new downtown space a premier destination for visitors. In the meantime, fundraising and construction plans continue for the new building.
Carter, who is 38 years old, moved to Wichita from Troy, Ohio, where he managed the Lincoln Community Center. During his tenure, the center was dedicated to educating, informing and uplifting the community. The mission for The Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM) is similar, but on a different platform — one that is immersed in history, art and artifacts.
“One thing I’m really excited about within our new space is thinking of Dockum, and how that sit-in can really be an exhibit that just brings people together and celebrates history and makes TKAAM a destination … as you’re traveling throughout the country, because that [was the] first sit-in here in America that’s documented.”…