Buchanan Initiative

We envision a beloved Kansas City community that utilizes peace and nonviolence to free both the oppressed and the oppressor from their lack of humanity.

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A reminder that Activist-in-Residence Applications are due February 28, 2023! Apply now!! Please share with anyone who may be interested.

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The Buchanan Initiative for Peace and Nonviolence at Avila University (Kansas City, MO) is now accepting applications for its Activist-in-Residence program in the fall of 2023. Application is due February 28, 2023. Please share with anyone who may be interested.

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For more information about the Avila University Buchanan Initiative for Peace and Nonviolence Activist-in-Residence program, visit https://t.co/WcAw7MrD0n

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The Buchanan Initiative for Peace and Nonviolence at Avila University (Kansas City, MO) is now accepting applications for its Activist-in-Residence program in the fall of 2023.

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Joseph Lee (1849-1905) worked on inventions related to bread-making, including US Patent 524,042 for a “kneading machine” for large-scale dough production as a labor-saving device at bakeries and restaurants.

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Granville T. Woods (1856-1910) received US Patent 373,383 for “railway telegraphy” in 1887, allowing moving trains to send and receive messages from railroad stations—a major advance for communication and safety in the early years of the transcontinental railway system.

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Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) developed a method of synthesizing cortisone—a drug used to reduce swelling and pain—from the soy plant, which made it much cheaper and widely available. He was inducted in the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990 for US Patent 2,752,339.

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Mark E. Dean (born 1957) holds three of the nine patents for the original IBM personal computer as well as many other patents received during his IBM career. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1997 for US Patent 4,528,626.

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George Crum (1822-1914) initially developed potato chips in the 1850s for a restaurant customer (some sources say it was wealthy financier Cornelius Vanderbilt) while serving as a hotel chef in Saratoga Springs, New York. He dubbed his creation “Saratoga Chips”.

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Octavius V. Catto(1839-1871) Catto fought for the abolition of slavery and the implementation of civil rights for all. He was prominent in the actions that successfully desegregated Philadelphia's public trolleys and played a major role in the ratification of the 15th amendment.

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Arthur Ashe(1943-1993) Ashe's resume includes three Grand Slam titles and the title of the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.

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Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander(1898-1989) Alexander was the 1st black woman to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States, the first black woman student to graduate with a law degree from Penn Law School, and the 1st African-American woman to practice law in Pennsylvania.