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It’s the early to mid 1800s in Missouri. The state’s German population is seeing an increase, especially in the cities of St. Louis and Hermann. Many are…
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The legacy of fugitive slave provisions in the antebellum United States is often lost in contemporary retellings of the history of slavery.Andrew…
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Before the Civil War, Bernard Lynch owned the largest slave market in St. Louis. His operation included an office at 104 Locust Street, and a holding pen…
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Georgetown University made headlines last week when it announced it would make amends for selling 272 slaves in 1838, a transaction worth $3 million in…
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Why would anyone invite thousands of 19th-century German immigrants to join us in the middle of February, the month dedicated to American black…
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In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln saw his home state of Illinois become the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, banning slavery. He’d…
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For more than 150 years, people have told the tale of "Mother" Priscilla Baltimore, a former slave who is said to have led 11 families of fugitive and…
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On the 159th anniversary of Mary Meachum's attempted crossing of the Mississippi River — from what was at the time the slave state of Missouri to the free…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 27, 2012 - Americans recognize that many of the nation’s founders owned slaves, but author…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 4, 2011 - We must begin to understand why some African Americans exhibit some detrimental…