In this episode of This One’s About…, we sit down with Bradley Poos, author of Urban Education: Kansas City’s Central High School and the Enduring Legacy of Racism. Bradley explores the remarkable and complex history of Central High School—the oldest public school west of the Mississippi River and once one of the nation’s premier segregated White high schools.
Our conversation examines how the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision reshaped Central High School, leading to one of the most dramatic demographic shifts in American educational history. As the school transitioned from an all-White student body to an all-Black student body between 1955 and 1962, the enduring effects of segregation, race, and educational policy became impossible to ignore.
Tune in for a compelling discussion about history, education, and the lasting legacy of racism in American schools.
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