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Located just outside of St. Louis, Kinloch was once an area locked off from the rest of the area by natural and man made barriers. In spite of a lack of financial resources, ... More
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This collection of fiction and poetry, memoirs and autobiography, history and journalism illuminates the African American experience in St. Louis in the nineteenth and ... More
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African Americans have been part of the story of St. Louis from the city's founding in 1764. Unfortunately, most histories of the city have overlooked or ignored their vital ... More
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Many African Americans in Missouri are the descendants of slaves brought by the French or the Spanish to the Louisiana Territory in the 1700s or by Americans who moved from ... More
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Since 1803, when York, a slave in the Lewis and Clark expedition, stood on the bluffs overlooking Kansas City, African Americans have contributed to the city’s rich history. ... More
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Profiles of 100 prominent African Americans of St. Louis reveal challenges faced by Blacks throughout the 20th century. Men and women from fields including medicine, ... More
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"Winner of the 1999 Missouri History Book Award On January 20, 1942, black oil mill worker Cleo Wright assaulted a white woman in her home and nearly killed the first police ... More
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Originally written in 1980 by the late Lorenzo J. Greene, Gary R. Kremer, and Antonio F. Holland, Missouri's Black Heritage remains the only book-length account of the rich ... More
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From the beginning of French rule of Missouri in 1720 through this state's abolition of slavery in 1865, liberty was always the goal of the vast majority of its enslaved ... More
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Slavery and its lasting effects have long been an issue in America, with the scars inflicted running deep. This study examines crimes such as stealing, burglary, arson, rape ... More
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