WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — In the 250 years of our country’s history, it has seen countless moments of change.
One major shift in the 1950s began with momentum that traces back to Wichita, where students challenged segregation in what became the nation’s first successful sit‑in.
Today, the Ambassador Hotel sits at the corner of Douglas and Broadway avenues. In the 1950s, that same corner was home to the Dockum Drug Store — and like many businesses at the time, it was segregated…