Alvin Brooks is a Kansas City community member who served as a home-school coordinator in the Kansas City Missouri District and as a police detective. This oral history interview was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on June 22, 2017.
Oral Histories
Dr. Uzziel Pecina – Complete Oral History Interview
Dr. Uzziel Pecina is an alumnus of Westport High School and a former administrator in the Kansas City Missouri District. This oral history interview was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on June 22, 2017.
Kiva Gates – Complete Oral History Interview
Kiva Gates attended the Kansas City Missouri District during the period of school desegregation. This oral history interview was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on June 23, 2017.
Dr. Jessie Kirksey – Complete Oral History Interview
Dr. Jessie Kirksey was a reading consultant, principal at Border Star Elementary, and Director of Elementary Education 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 25, 2016.
Dr. Cynthia Kupka – Complete Oral History Interview
Dr. Cynthia Kupka served as a teacher, principal, and director of elementary schools 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 June 14, 2017.
Dr. Phyllis Budesheim – Complete Oral History Interview
Dr. Phyllis Budesheim served as the principal of Foreign Language Academy and an administrator in the Kansas City Missouri District during the school desegregation period. This oral history interview was recorded at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on June 15, 2017.