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Civic Corruption in Pendergast KC

Sat, Jul 13 2024
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room
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Subjects
History
Age Group
For adults

 

Presenter
Terence O'Malley
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The fix was in on many levels throughout Kansas City government during the Pendergast era. Join Terence O'Malley as he profiles several notorious cases evidencing that democratic processes were nothing more than a mere inconvenience to many of those in power during the 1920s and 1930s.

 

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