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Wichita library department to be named after native civil rights chief

Jan 5, 2021

Wichita City Council members voted to build a new branch library named after a prominent local civil rights leader, Dr. Ronald W. Walters, to be named. Dr. Walters was born in Wichita and organized the sit-in in the…

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Wichita to call new library after civil rights chief

Jan 4, 2021

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita City Council is expected to approve the designation of a new library branch after local civil rights activist Ronald Walters. The Linwood Park Branch Library is moving to a new and larger room at 4195 E.…