Born a Slave: Rediscovering Arthur Jackson's African American Heritage

Sat Feb 28 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC-06:00

The Museum of Kansas City | Kansas City

Kansas City Museum
Publisher/HostKansas City Museum
Born a Slave: Rediscovering Arthur Jackson's African American Heritage
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Saturday, February 28
Born a Slave: Rediscovering Arthur Jackson's African American Heritage, book signing and lecture with author David Jackson
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
$5 per seat

Please join us for a book singing and lecture with author and local historian David Jackson as he explores his family’s history. Born a Slave: Rediscovering Arthur Jackson's African-American Heritage explores this man's birth, childhood, life as a freedman, his ancestry, and his master's family.
A Black History Month presentation is set amid the context of a biography that local author, archivist, and historic preservationist, David W. Jackson's wrote about one of his most surprising ancestors. This hopeful message speaks to anyone desiring to embark on a genealogical voyage, or set sails anew.


No matter if it happens in 1870 or 1770, everyone hits a brick wall in genealogical research on one line of their family or another. Everyone. Discover some good news that might inspire you to speak your ancestors' names! A book signing to follow.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Museum of Kansas City, 3218 Gladstone Boulevard, Kansas City, United States

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USD 5.00

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