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“During the 1920-50 teams were organized and play other local teams. Satchel Paige from the Kansas City Monarchs, a prominent Negro Baseball League team, was said to have come and played. “ #nicodemus #blackhistory #slavemigration #fadetocolor #pasttopresent (at Nicodemus National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWwIvHEPFnS/?utm_medium=tumblr
Nicodemus District No. 1 school building. Built in 1918 after first school was destroyed by fire #nicodemus #pasttopresent #blackhistory #slavemigration #fadetocolor (at Nicodemus National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWtpuovvjsE/?utm_medium=tumblr
“Settler's quickly established a school for children once arriving at Nicodemus. In 1879 the town established the first organized school in the county with the title "School District No. 1." Many different structures were used a schoolhouses such as sod dug outs, and the Saint Francis hotel. Due to many first settlers being born into slavery a large importance was put upon education especially reading and writing. Within a few years many settler's were literate with two news papers being printed within the town. The current school house was built in 1918…” #nicodemus #pasttopresent #slavemigration #blackhistory #fadetocolor (at Nicodemus National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWs50DEOsqk/?utm_medium=tumblr
“The Saint Francis Hotel and private Switzer Family Residence was used for a variety of purposes throughout the Nicodemus history. The original owners were Zachary and Jenny Fletcher. The two bed room hotel was also used as the first post office, schoolhouse, general store and stage coach station. Later the hotel was used by the Switzer family as a family residence.” #nicodemus #pasttopresent #slavemigration #blackhistory (at Nicodemus National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWsAYI0uznd/?utm_medium=tumblr
“The first A.M.E. church (African Methodist Episcopal Church) was one of the oldest structures, built in 1885 by the settlers of Nicodemus who held a deep connection to the church and religion. The congregation built the church using the limestone that was in the area as wood was hard to come by in the grasslands of western Kansas” #nicodemus #pasttopresent #slavemigration (at Nicodemus National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWr54TOOsQb/?utm_medium=tumblr
“Before Emancipation, restrictive laws often prohibited blacks from gathering in large numbers, except in churches. Rev. Samuel Roundtree, one of five Nicodemus organizers and promoters, recruited homesteaders from Baptist churches in central Kentucky. Soon after arriving in the fall of 1877, Rev. Silas Lee organized the Nicodemus First Baptist Church. At first the congregation worshiped in a dugout at Tom Johnson's homestead north of town. Later they worshiped in a large sod structure at this location. In 1880, they built a large limestone church here on the main street of the growing town. In 1907, the congregation substantially enlarged the church and the front entrance moved to this side of the building. The original church was incorporated within the new one.” #fromthepasttopresent #nicodemus #blackhistory #slavemigration (at Nicodemus National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWryYlcNsDo/?utm_medium=tumblr
