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Parkville removes marker

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
June 18, 2020
in Editor's Picks, Headlines, Parkville
Parkville removes marker

City officials say complaints had been received about this sign, which references a 'slave market' in Parkville's past.

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This sign and another historical marker were removed by the City of Parkville late last week. This marker, which sat in the Hwy. 9 traffic triangle near the post office, was one of those removed. Joe Parente, city administrator at Parkville, said “complaints were received from citizens who felt some references on the markers were offensive.” This particular sign referenced Parkville originally being a location for “slave, tobacco and hemp market.” Wording on the sign included: “Parkville. Founded by George S. Park-1838. First known as English Landing, river port on frontier, steamboat landing: slave, tobacco and hemp market.”

Parente said a similar historical marker at the Spirit Fountain in Parkville was removed last week. “We are sensitive to everything going on in society. There is interest, as part of a broader dialogue within our community during these times, to also have a conversation about the public display of our history. In the interim, I asked city staff to temporarily remove the markers and have them cleaned and stored,” Parente told The Landmark.

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The sign in the Hwy. 9 traffic triangle was removed on Friday, which was two days before a “Parkville March for Unity“ was held in the city. A crowd of 500-600 people took part in the rally and march on Sunday, which organizers described as a “peaceful protest in support of human rights, equality and peace in our streets” being held “to show that we are unified in our position that there must be justice for people of color in order for there to be justice at all.”

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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley is owner/editor/publisher of the Platte County Landmark. Foley has been on the news beat in Platte County with The Landmark for 38 years, specializing in local government issues and accountability journalism. He has penned multiple award-winning investigative pieces. He provides weekly observations and editorial commentary in his Between the Lines column and serves as host of Landmark Live, a light-hearted videocast featuring newsmakers and events in the Northland. During his time at the helm of The Landmark, the newspaper has been awarded on multiple occasions for General Excellence in the Missouri Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. In 2016, Foley won the Tom and Pat Gish Award, a national honor given by the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky for displaying courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism. A big fan of the Chiefs and Royals, Foley resides in Platte County not far from KCI Airport.

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