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KC CURRENTS 8-20-06

By Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – University of Kansas students talk about growing up in the communities that surround meat-processing plants. Kansas City Star editor Charles Coulter discusses his new book Take Up the Black Man's Burden. And, a new mural (pictured) shows the history of Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City Kansas. Plus, community opinions on the future of the Black Archives of Mid America.

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