QUINDARO TOWNSITE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ACT RECEIVES HEARING IN NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

Washington, Sept. 16 -- Representative Emanuel Cleaver issued the following press release:

(Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act, introduced by U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Derek Schmidt(R-KS), received a hearing in the House Committee on Natural Resources. The bipartisan legislation would designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark. The site served as a critical entry point for anti-slavery settlers and a sanctuary for those escaping bondage via the Underground Railroad prior to and during the U.S. Civil War.

"The history of theQuindaro Townsite is an important piece of the story of Kansas City that must b...