Lecture: African American Topeka: The Map Project

On February 18, 2026, Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park will present, African American Topeka: The Map Project – an interactive map-based storytelling experience that brings Topeka’s African American history to life, highlighting the neighborhoods, institutions, and physical spaces where the stories unfolded.

Presented by local historians Sherri Camp and Donna Rae Pearson, the lecture was produced by the Kansas Chapter of the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society with assistance from the Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior through the Kansas Historical Society.

Light refreshments will be provided beginning at 5 p.m. with the lecture commencing at 6 p.m. Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is located at 1515 SE Monroe Street in Topeka, Kansas.