Lucile Bluford Collection

The Lucile H. Bluford Collection was transferred from a local regional historical society in 2010 and focuses on a local Kansas City civil rights leader. Utilizing her status as owner and editor of the Kansas City Call, Bluford reached out to fight social injustice for the African-American population. There are 35 photographs in the collection, which depict historic moments during the struggle for civil rights, 1940-1982.