Angela Bates, President Nicodemus Historical Society

Angela Bates is a decendent of the settlers who established the historic all African American town of Nicodemus, Kansas in 1877. She organized and became the first president of the Nicodemus Historical Society, is responsible for the town becoming a National Historic Site, and established the Nicodemus Historical Society Museum and the society’s archives at the University of Kansas Spencer Research Library. She has received many awards for her efforts, including a Life Time Achievment Award.
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