Bishop Spears, June 8, 1968
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 35, Object: 4
Scope and Contents
Notes from an interview, (Handwritten Manuscript, 7 pages). Spears, a pastor new to Kansas City, remembers being called out of a service due to reports of marching students and tear gas. He goes on to describe the events of April 9, including the speakers at City Hall, the effort to bring students to Municipal Stadium, and MICA’s role in further protesting Includes brief notes from interviews with Sheriff Owsley, Herman A. Johnson, Leon Jordan, Bruce Watkins, and Helen Stubbs.
Dates
- June 8, 1968
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