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Until desegregation, Lincoln High School was the only place in Jackson, Platte, or Clay counties where a Black student could earn a secondary education. In a city where few pieces of Black history remain — outside of jazz and baseball — Lincoln High remains a monument to struggle and triumph.
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Segment 1: A KU professor's book explores the sense of place created by our technology.Where do you live? What is your neighborhood? Is it a physical…
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The prestigious, historically Black high school in Kansas City is becoming more integrated. Hear how Lincoln's alumni, students and faculty are trying to make sure the school's legacy as an incubator for Black excellence is not forgotten.
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Segment 1: Why the Shawnee Mission School Board authorized controversial teacher contract.Failed contract negotiations between teachers and administrators…
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The KCUR news staff presents the State of Kansas City series as a look ahead to 2020 on topics of importance to the region. Find the State of Kansas City…
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In 1991, when Reverend Eric Williams was new to his ministry, he was asked to perform a funeral for a young man who'd died of AIDS. The parents wanted to…
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What motivates a Baptist pastor to provide AIDS education, a fitness center and other unconventional services.Reverend Eric Williams has been at the…
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Segment 1: Decades after desegregation, there remain students in the Kansas City area who are still not receiving a quality education. Education professor…
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Artist Hugh Merrill, who is white, had troubling memories from what he saw growing up in the Jim Crow South of the 1950s and '60s. And when he started…
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A journey along Quindaro Boulevard in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, takes us through history, demographic shifts, religion, and plans for economic…
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Bernard Crawford grew up on Quindaro during the 1970s. He remembers thriving businesses: bakeries, grocery stores and theaters. He left for school but has…
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Many people are well aware of the history of segregation of African American students in the Kansas City, Missouri, public schools, but there’s a…