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Title
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Pursuit of Truth: From Kansas City's Libraries, Alvin Sykes Plotted and Unlikely Course to Civil Rights History
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Description
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Booklet published by the Kansas City Public Library summarizing the community, civil rights, and legal activism of Alvin Sykes. The text covers Sykes' early life and passion for self-education through public libraries. His involvement in the 1980 murder case of jazz musician Steve Harvey at the Liberty Memorial is highlighted. Sykes' pursuit of a federal civil rights violation case against Harvey's accused killer, Raymond Bledsoe, after he was declared not guilty by an all white jury in Jackson County court is covered. Sykes' civil rights and legal activism following Bledsoe's conviction in 1983, including his involvement with the reexamination of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, is also covered. The booklet contains an introduction by former Kansas City Public Library executive director R. Crosby Kemper III and concludes with a note from Sykes discussing his life's work.
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Date
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2014
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Journeys through Time: A Young Traveler's Guide to Kansas City's History
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Description
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A Kansas City history book written for children and young adult readers. From the introduction: Using words, pictures, maps, and activities, this book will take you - along with your friends and imagination - into the history of this place we call Kansas City. You will understand how the place we live affects the patterns of our daily lives. Sometimes, history can seem like a chore - or even a bore. The writers of this book have tried hard to keep from drowning you in details … Each chapter of this book presents the story of an era, or period of time, in our past. Along the way, you will learn the stories that make our city a unique and important place to all our lives. And you will discover how to time travel on your own.
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Date
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2000
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Object Type
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Book
