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A work of historical fiction, Nobody's Boy is loosely based on the real-life story of a slave named George Kirkland. George's owner, Hugh Garland, the lawyer for Mrs. Emerson in the Dred Scott case, brought him to St. Louis at the age of about five. George's mother, Elizabeth Keckly (dressmaker for and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln), bought his freedom and, in about 1860, sent him to college in Ohio. Like the main character in Nobody's Boy, the light-skinned George ultimately joined a Missouri regiment in the Civil War, enlisting as a white man on the Union side. Not long after, he died in the battle of Wilson's Creek. The early 1850s was an important time in Missouri--a turning point in the buildup to the war and the beginning of the historic Dred Scott case. The story of George's short life is an intimate look at race and life in Missouri at this time, seen through the eyes of an African American boy who grew up on the color line.

Part of the ""St Louis Metromorphosis"" book series from the Public Policy Research Center. This book reviews the performance of the St Louis region on the standards of growth and development, and identifies several hidden assets that distinguish the region from other metropolitan areas.

As Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation.

Moving from one century to the next is an appropriate time to reflect upon how past trends frame choices for the St. Louis region's future. These discussions occur in many venues but they can all be more richly informed by analyses of what has been happening within the St Louis metropolitan area during the past five decades.

Written and illustrated to appeal to children of all ages, St. Louis Architecture for Kids takes the reader, tourist, or resident on an exciting tour of the unique built landscape of the St. Louis region--from A to Z!The book's adorable tour guide, a character named Archy, narrates the journey in rhyme, with each letter of the alphabet corresponding to a St. Louis landmark. Lee Ann Sandweiss's playful poetry incorporates history and local lore while celebrating the beauty and charm of the region's architectural treasures. The text is complemented by full- color collage illustrations that combine the whimsy of Phyllis Harris's delightful characters and Gen Obata's evocative architectural photography.St. Louis Architecture for Kids breaks new ground in making St. Louis's rich architectural heritage accessible to children as well as their caregivers and teachers. The perfect gift for children, grandchildren, students, or yourself, this book will delight as it teaches and leave the reader yearning for more. Complete with map, this picture book doubles as a tour book for family or class field trips.From the Gateway Arch to the world-famous Zoo, St. Louis Architecture for Kids is a must-have book for anyone who loves the urban landscape and wants to ignite curiosity and appreciation for the built environment in youngsters.

With a current road map included with this book, travellers can compare sights and tours described in the aniquated guide and see how they have developed or disappeared. This book was originally published to allow employment opportunity to those associated with the arts during the Great Depression.

Suitable for everyone from kids to adults, this title looks specifically at the history of two resort communities on the shores of Lake Huron in Michigan. It celebrates our common need to get away from the humdrum, and it can be welcome reading for all of us daydreaming of crystalline lakeshores.

Growing up in the Jim Crow-era South, Frankie Freeman learned lessons about discrimination. She walked places rather than take the segregated streetcar; she felt hurts and vowed privately never to forget. But in her loving family, she also learned positive lessons about living: work hard, get an education, fight injustice, and make a difference. Freeman took all these lessons to Hampton Institute, to Howard University law school, then to her career as a St. Louis civil rights attorney, winning a landmark victory in the area of fair housing. In 1964, she became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, leaving in 1979 to serve as inspector general of the Community Services Administration. During these years, she was also St. Louis Housing Authority general counsel--and lost her job amid bitter controversy stirred up by a commission hearing in St. Louis County. This memoir tells the story of Frankie Freeman's life and career. There were high points, such as meetings with President Lyndon Johnson, historic commission hearings, and her national presidency of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. There were also difficult times, such as the illness and death of her husband and son. Through it all, she continued to fight for what she believed in; she kept her faith--and carried on.

This collection of a dozen essays examines Miles Davis in a cultural context. It explores the St. Louis jazz scene of his youth and East St. Louis's cultural history, it examines Davis and civil rights, and discusses Davis and his relation to the black avant-garde of the 1960s.

War in the Balkans in the 1990s displaced millions, including nearly 20,000 refugees from Bosnia-Herzegovina to the American city of St Louis. This text looks at the impact of the war and the reality of ""ethnic cleansing"" in the life of one extended Bosnian family in St Louis.

An exploration of women's experiences and the impact of their activities on the history and landscape of St Louis. Beginning with the colonial period and ending in the 1960s, each chapter identifies the experiences of women in a specific time period and sites of their public activities.

This anthology gathers over three centuries of writings on St Louis by 100 individuals who have been inspired to describe the physical and cultural essence of the region. The excerpts include travel diaries, poetry, fiction, and archival material.

From 1968 to 1972, St. Louis was home to the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a seminal arts collective that nurtured African American experimentalists involved with theater, visual arts, dance, poetry, and jazz. This book narrates the group's development.