Who Was Leon Jordan
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Title
Who Was Leon Jordan
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Description
File containing a photo and biographical article about Leon Jordan (1905-1970), a former Missouri state representative and detective with the Kansas City Police Department. Native of Kansas City serving as a detective here from 1936 until "commissioned by the government of Liberia in Africa to reorganize constabulary forces" there in 1947, then returning to Kansa sCity in 1954 as a civic activist and co-founder of the political organization Freedom, Incorporated before being assassinated in 1970. Description of the statue of him planned at "the Leon Jordan park recently developed at 31st and Benton Blvd."
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Date(s)
1974-12-12
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Subject (local)
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Digital Collection(s)
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Related Item
Kansas City Call
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Shelf Locator
Vertical File: African Americans--Prominent
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| Restriction on Access |
Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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