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Charles Jennison, a strong supporter of abolitionists John Brown and James Montgomery, came to Kansas in 1857. In 1861 he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel of the 7th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, which became known as "Jennison's Jayhawkers."

Charles Scott was a lead attorney in the local case representing the Kansas plaintiffs in the historic Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision. Scott attended the Topeka public schools and graduated from Topeka High School. After…

"Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker, encoring as part of the fifth season of American Masters Monday, August 13 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS."

Cheerful, Little Me is a piece that is part of a three work collection I did entirely based on photos of me when I was little. It is a collection that brings forward the feeling of nostalgia, remembering the times when I was so innocent and happy.…