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.
Videos
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.
Catina Taylor – Student Perspective
This oral history shares the student perspective by Catina Taylor, who attended Blenheim Elementary, Lincoln Junior High, and Southeast High School during Kansas City’s school desegregation period following the Missouri v Jenkins case.
Ajamu Webster – Parent and Community Activist
This oral history interview with parent and community activist, Ajamu Webster, was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2016.