Complex sentence: In 1872 Langston was appointed president of Quindaro Freedman's School (now Western University) in Quindaro, Kansas, now part of present-day Kansas City.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1872 Langston was appointed president of Quindaro Freedman's School (later Western University) in Quindaro, Kansas. The area is now part of present-day Kansas City.