Generations of Achievement: The Family and Early Life of Orchid Ramsey Jordan in Clay Center, Kansas, 1910-1928
Title
Generations of Achievement: The Family and Early Life of Orchid Ramsey Jordan in Clay Center, Kansas, 1910-1928
Subject
A study of Orchid Ramsey Jordan’s family history and her formative years in Clay Center between 1910 and 1928.
Description
Orchid Ramsey was a small-town African American girl born in 1910. She went on to marry Leon Jordan, a prominent Kansas City Civil Rights activist, and take over his position in Missouri’s General Assembly for sixteen years after his assassination. This project utilized resources from the Clay County Historical Society and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Miller Nichols Library.
Creator
Haley Claxton
Publisher
Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Date
Fall 2014
Contributor
Kansas State University
Rights
Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Format
PDF
Language
English
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Collection
Citation
Haley Claxton, “Generations of Achievement: The Family and Early Life of Orchid Ramsey Jordan in Clay Center, Kansas, 1910-1928,” Chapman Center Research Collections, accessed April 5, 2020, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/189.