One of the things I’ve always loved about Kansas City is discovering its treasures when you least expect to, and sometimes even when you know they’re there, but you just haven’t taken the time to go hunting for area jewels, like the Historic Garrison School.
Well, this past weekend I made the time, and on Saturday afternoon, I drove about 20 miles from my home in Independence, north to Liberty to visit the Historic Garrison School.
My plan was to chat there with Cecelia Robinson, a local historian, about another project I’m working on: the lynching of Black people in Missouri. She suggested I meet her there, and since I’d only been there very briefly once before, it seemed like a perfect time to explore this place I’d heard so much about…