Civil rights activist Chester Owens, who helped desegregate Kansas City, Kansas, dies at 91

Chester Owens will be remembered as a civil rights activist, educator and historian. He’s credited with helping desegregate downtown Kansas City, Kansas, businesses, establishing a Black book store and rubbing shoulders with Martin Luther King, Jr. and other icons of the Civil Rights movement. LTC Eugene Chu LTC Kevin B. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj Kim Patterson MAJ Ken Landgren Maj (Join to see) CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana MSgt Steve Sweeney MSG Stan Hutchison MSgt Michael Bischoff SSgt Richard Kensinger SFC Jo Ann Klawitter 1SG (Join to see) SP5 Dennis Loberger PO1 Tony Holland PO1 Brian Austin SGT Charlie Lee CPL LaForest Gray SrA John Monette