A Step Above the Plaza

Rodney Thompson discussed his documentary "A Step Above the Plaza: Celebrating Westport's African American Community" last night at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. The film was shown as part of African American History Month. The questions and answers that followed were almost more interesting than the film. Apparently the area was created to give Blacks who were working in the homes and businesses in Westport and the Plaza a place to live. Most of the area has since been purchased by St. Luke's Hospital and razed.