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In reply to the discussion: Kansas City votes to remove Martin Luther King's name from historic street [View all]hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)48. Surely, if you live there you would know that most of Kansas City is in MO, but not all.
Kansas City Kansas--the third largest city in Kansas.
In fact the census considers Kansas City as a single statistical area: Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area
Core Based Statistical Area in: 2 states, Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA, United States
2,142,419 Population
7,256.5 square miles 295.2 people per square mile
2,142,419 Population
7,256.5 square miles 295.2 people per square mile
And, yes, while I too think of Missouri when I think Kansas City because most of the city does lie on the Missouri side, Missouri was a BORDER state during the civil war, not an official confederate state.
Missouri was a border state and sent many men to the armies on both sides. Nearly 110,000 men fought for the Union, while about 40,000 served the Confederacy. They fought both in Missouri and in other states.
During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the Union and the Confederacy, had two competing state governments, and sent representatives to both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress. This unusual situation also existed to some degree in the states of Kentucky and Virginia (with West Virginia).
The Union government had achieved control by the end of 1861 and Missouri is considered a Union state, with the Confederate government functioning only as a government in exile for the duration of the war.
During the war, Missouri was claimed by both the Union and the Confederacy, had two competing state governments, and sent representatives to both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress. This unusual situation also existed to some degree in the states of Kentucky and Virginia (with West Virginia).
The Union government had achieved control by the end of 1861 and Missouri is considered a Union state, with the Confederate government functioning only as a government in exile for the duration of the war.
Yes, St. Joe remains rather conservative, but Kansas City, by contrast, is not. This fight is over tradition, however. The Paseo dates back to the mid-1800s. Such traditional names long defining a community are not readily discarded--especially without input.
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Kansas City votes to remove Martin Luther King's name from historic street [View all]
Coventina
Nov 2019
OP
A "progressive city"? That voted to remove Dr King from their street signs?
Dennis Donovan
Nov 2019
#5
Martin Luther King Blvd. is in Missouri, as is the largest portion of s Kansas City
dlk
Nov 2019
#25
The name change for Dr. King was the result of decades of struggle by civil rights leaders.
Coventina
Nov 2019
#6
If the city had followed their regular process the decision would have had more support.
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#13
I appreciate the additional information. It is true that I am reacting based on my personal
Coventina
Nov 2019
#22
The person I know there who opposed the name change is black and a strong progressive
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#7
Yes -- that was also my impression from the FB page of a black friend of mine there. nt
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#17
I was raised in the Metropolitan part of Kansas City and Troost is only a few blocks away
chowder66
Nov 2019
#38
I think KC is way past due to name a major street for MLK. Note that KC is not like much of MO
hlthe2b
Nov 2019
#35
"Everyone's full of shit in Kansas City! They've got about as fer as they kin go!"
Aristus
Nov 2019
#37
I lived in a small town north of Kansas City for 6 years--St. Joseph, MO--which is really right wing
mnhtnbb
Nov 2019
#41
Surely, if you live there you would know that most of Kansas City is in MO, but not all.
hlthe2b
Nov 2019
#48
The point is that there's normally a process the change Street names and they didn't follow it...
brooklynite
Nov 2019
#61