Progress Report

This report is going to be tougher than what I thought. I have some good key pieces of evidence but there is little actually written about the riots. I have found a lot on the Tulsa Riot and should easily be able to compare and contrast the two riots. The Kansas Historical Society did not have any information on the event and told me to check locally. Our town musuem has a limited number of documents. It would seem that a lot of people wanted just to forget that it happened. I haven't been able to find any photographs like I did with the Tulsa Riot and of course it happened so long ago there is not anyone still alive to interview about the event. I am going to check the county courthouse to see how far back their records go to see if they have anything.

Miner, Chapter 5 "The Bone and Sinew of the State"

This chapter was a lot of fun to read. I know that probably sounds weird but it was. There were so many contrasts that were discussed. One page Miner is telling about how the attitude of Kansans was giving and considerate and the next page he is discussing how the moral decline of Wichita and its many immoral houses were giving Kansas a bad name. There are several pieces that I am planning on using in the classroom. Especially the social reform pieces when we discuss Populism. The fact that Kansas did influence people at one time. And I am going to pull in some of William Allen White's pieces on how wonderful Kansas could be to people who were looking for an ideal place to live.

Hist 813, October 10

THis week has been great for research. I have been concentrating my time in reading some of the reviews and articles that I have already found. That way I can see exactly what I have and what I need. It has been really easy to find photographs of the war protests but harder to try to find unbiased information of the protesters. Also, another thing that I am having to do is to distinguish between a hippie and an activist. I have quickly learned that they are not the same thing. It has been an interesting project to work on. I will be able to teach a more in depth lesson on the Vietnam War than what I did last year.