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Was Frank Baum a racist or just the creator of Oz? Proposed Kansas theme park has ignited controversy

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From: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
Date: 20001025
Author:Pierpoint, Mary

Pierpoint, Mary
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
10-25-2000
Was Frank Baum a racist or just the creator of Oz? Proposed Kansas theme
park has ignited controversy

By Mary Pierpoint

TODAY STAFF

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Millions of children know the story of the "Wizard of Oz,"
a heart-warming story of a Kansas farm girl who is transported via a
tornado to the enchanting land of Oz.

Around the United States many communities celebrate the L. Frank Baum
stories with festivals and celebrations, but it is Kansas that has been
forever tied to it, so tied in fact, that an $861 million theme park called
the ...

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