Next date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
Black Sunday – April 14, 1935 – is an unforgettable moment in history. The photographs from that day of the dust storm in southwest Kansas made headlines across America. How did Kansans respond to this challenging moment in history? Using eyewitness accounts and photographs, this presentation explores the impact and the legacy of the drought and the “Dust Bowl” on life in Kansas during the 1930s and beyond.
Presenter Katie Keckeisen is the Local History Librarian at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. She will be with us in person at Newton Public Library, 223 E. 7th, Newton, KS. Click here to sign up for the Zoom Webinar simulcast. This Humanities Kansas Speakers Bureau program is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and HK Friends of the Humanities.
Newton Public Library, 223 E 7th St, Newton, 67114, View Map
223 E 7th St , Newton 67114
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