This episode ofA People's History of Kansas City was reported by Reginald David and produced and mixed by Suzanne Hogan, with editing by Mackenzie Martin and C.J. Janovy.
Alvin Brooks, Kansas City’s ultimate civil servant
![Alvin Brooks was a former Kansas City police officer when he started Ad Hoc Group Against Crime in 1977.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/583cb73/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1081x1080+0+0/resize/880x879!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F9d%2F9a329a774fccb4fc198f46cadf91%2Fphkc-brooks-v4-ig-square.jpg)
Paul Andrews
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