Jennifer Friend

Ronald Walton attended R. T. Coles from 1949-1953 and graduated from Lincoln High School in Kansas City, Missouri. This oral history interview was conducted on June 15, 2016 with Dr. Loyce Caruthers, Professor of Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver II was the Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1991-1999. This interview was conducted on June 19, 2017 with Dr. Loyce Caruthers, Professor of Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education.

Gwendolyn Grant shares experiences as an alumna of Westport High School, parent of a student in the Kansas City Missouri District during the school desegregation period. Mrs. Grant is the President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City. This oral history interview was conducted at the Urban League on June 28, 2017.

Missouri State Senator Yvonne Wilson shares experiences as a teacher, principal of William Rockhill Nelson School, and Director of Elementary Education in the Kansas City Missouri District during the school integration period. This oral history interview was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on July 15, 2016.

Dr. Valerie Tucker shared experiences as a staff member, parent, and community activist in the Kansas City Missouri District during the school desegregation period. This oral history interview was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on July 6, 2016.

Kimberly Paige is an alumna of Southeast High School and was a teacher in the Kansas City Missouri District during the school desegregation period. This oral history interview was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on July 27, 2016.