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Don't Forget Local Black Achievement
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| Title | Don't Forget Local Black Achievement |
| Abstract | News article about local black achievement in the context of Black History Month. Several prominent African Americans are mentioned, such as Chester Franklin, Roy Wilkins (an NAACP leader), Lucile Bluford, Edward Wilson ("the city's first black fire chief"), Lee Vertis Swinton, or Lee Swinton ("Missouri's first black senator from Kansas City"), Bruce Watkins, Bernard Powell ("slain community activist"), and Alan Wheat. |
| Date | February 6, 1985 |
| Source | The Kansas City Star |
| Location | Ramos Vertical File: Black Americans--Kansas City, Missouri |
| Page | A12 |
| Local Subject | Kansas Citians--Prominent
Franklin, Chester A.
Wilkins, Roy
Bluford, Lucile H.
Wilson, Edward
Swinton, Lee V.
Watkins, Bruce R.
Powell, Bernard
Wheat, Alan
Representatives
State Senators
African Americans
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Newspaper Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 217217 |
| CONTENTdm number | 36705 |
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