This episode of A People's History of Kansas City was reported, produced and mixed by Mackenzie Martin with editing by Gabe Rosenberg and Suzanne Hogan.
The Golden Arches in Black Kansas City
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Crysta Henthorne, KCUR 89-3
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Images Courtesy Of UMKC Libraries And Southern California Edison Photographs And Negatives, Huntington Digital Library