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James Hazlett, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 32, Object: 1

Scope and Contents

Notes from an interview (Handwritten Manuscript, 5 pages). Hazlett was the Superintendent of the Kansas City School District at the time of the Uprising. These notes chronicle the decisions made by the school board regarding whether or not to close the schools for Dr. Martin Luther King’s funeral and subsequent days of unrest.

Dates

  • undated

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (LaBudde: 2 Manuscript Boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives Repository