Title

Interview with Charles Lona

Caption

A Westside Story

Description

In Kansas City, the Lona family is known in the Westside neighborhood for their activism. Their family comes from a generation of immigrants who fled from Mexico during the Revolution of 1925. Charles is an activist just like many of his ancestors before him. Today, Charles leads many in the fight for equal rights in housing in the Latino neighborhood of the Westside during the extreme hike of personal property taxes.

Interviewee

Charles Lona

Interviewer

Kathrine T. Miller

Subject

Kansas City's Westside Neighborhood

Latino community

Jackson County personal property tax

Date

1920s-2020

Date Created

4-28-2020

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