'68: The Kansas City Race Riots, Then and Now (Full Program)
Details
| Title | '68: The Kansas City Race Riots, Then and Now (Full Program) |
| Author | Kansas City PBS |
| Duration | 58:22 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=PU2VmXWrmN4 |
Description
'68: The Kansas City Race Riots Then and Now is a product of a unique partnership between Kansas City PBS, 41 Action News and the Kansas City Public Library. It features historians, political and law enforcement leaders along with eyewitnesses to the tumultuous events playing out on Kansas City streets 50 years ago.
Frustrated with the slow pace of civil rights reforms and outraged at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., protest turned to violence in Kansas City on April 9, 1968. The riots shocked many residents of the city, which had long been known for its lack of racial unrest despite its deep, underlying racial tensions.
Kansas City PBS - KCPT, Kansas City
