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Sally Magana-Ramos is an alumna of Westport High School and a former teacher and 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 23, 2017.

Carl Boyd is an education consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri who founded and hosted the weekly teen radio program “Generation Rap” on 103.3 KPRS-FM. During Kansas City’s school desegregation period he wrote the paper, “A Black Position in Favor of Neighborhood Schools.” This oral history interview was conducted at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education on June 22, 2017.

Marceline Cooley is a graduate of Lincoln High School and a teacher 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.

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.

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 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.