Ayanna Bridges attended elementary, middle, and high schools in the Kansas City Missouri School District during the school desegregation period. This interview was conducted on July 6, 2016 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education.
Oral Histories
Roger Williams – Complete Oral History Interview
Roger Williams served as an administrator in the Kansas City Missouri School District during the school desegregation period. This interview was conducted on July 6, 2016 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education.
Brandy Thornton – Complete Oral History Interview
Brandy Thornton was a student in the Kansas City Missouri School District during the school desegregation period, and she now works as an educator. This interview was conducted on July 6, 2016 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education.
Linwood Tauheed – Complete Oral History Interview
Linwood Tauheed was a parent and community activist in the Kansas City Missouri School District during the school desegregation period. This interview was conducted on July 8, 2016 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education.
Anne Frederick – Teacher Perspective
Anne Frederick started to work in the Kansas City Missouri Public School District in 1975 as a language development teacher and retired in 2006. This video shares her experiences as a teacher throughout these time periods in the KCPS school district.
Ayanna Bridges – Student Perspective
This oral history shares the student perspective by Ayanna Bridges, who graduated from a Kansas City, Missouri district high school in 1990. She describes her experiences as a student involved with bussing through the desegregation efforts.