American History /tags/american-history American History en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:50:21 GMT Wash U digital archive details the Founding Fathers’ vision of government /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-06/wash-u-digital-archive-details-the-founding-fathers-vision-of-government America’s first presidents played politics with federal hiring. That tradition lives on. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:50:21 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-01-06/wash-u-digital-archive-details-the-founding-fathers-vision-of-government Danny Wicentowski St. Louis Art Museum show includes work of Black artists from the New Deal /arts/2024-08-26/st-louis-art-museum-show-wpa-federal-art-project-new-deal “The Work of Art” at St. Louis Art Museum displays art made by people working for the Federal Art Project, a New Deal program better known for its grand, public murals. It includes the first works by African American artists to enter the museum’s collection. Many have never before been on view. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-08-26/st-louis-art-museum-show-wpa-federal-art-project-new-deal Jeremy D. Goodwin MLK Day prompts reflection in St. Louis on how the powerful use race to divide and weaken /culture-history/2024-01-15/mlk-day-prompts-reflection-in-st-louis-on-how-the-powerful-use-race-to-divide-and-weaken “The whole purpose of racism from the beginning was to divide poor black and poor whites (so they could not) unite and create inclusive prosperity,” said former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:14:35 GMT /culture-history/2024-01-15/mlk-day-prompts-reflection-in-st-louis-on-how-the-powerful-use-race-to-divide-and-weaken Eric Schmid How 2 Metro East teachers use infographics to explain American history /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-12/how-2-metro-east-teachers-use-infographics-to-explain-american-history Teachers PJ and Jamie Creek put their classroom knowledge to work creating posters, and now authoring a book, about American history. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:15:21 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-12/how-2-metro-east-teachers-use-infographics-to-explain-american-history Sarah Fenske How George Washington’s hair became a totem — and a proof of belonging /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-21/how-george-washingtons-hair-became-a-totem-and-a-proof-of-belonging Nineteenth-century Americans collected George Washington’s hair — a way of physicalizing their memory of the country’s first president, writes Keith Beutler. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:11:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-21/how-george-washingtons-hair-became-a-totem-and-a-proof-of-belonging Sarah Fenske 2 Touring History Exhibits To Explore In The Metro East /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-20/2-touring-history-exhibits-to-explore-in-the-metro-east Matt Meacham of Illinois Humanities delves into two exhibitions currently touring the state: the Smithsonian's “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” and the “Illinois Freedom Project.” Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:27:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-20/2-touring-history-exhibits-to-explore-in-the-metro-east Lara Hamdan Harriet Tubman Impersonator Shares Reaction To Tubman Biopic /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-05/harriet-tubman-impersonator-shares-reaction-to-tubman-biopic There’s good reason the U.S. Treasury Department selected Harriet Tubman as the new face of its $20 bill. Tubman lived one of the nation’s most remarkable… Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:29:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-05/harriet-tubman-impersonator-shares-reaction-to-tubman-biopic Sarah Fenske 6 Tips For Researching Your African American Ancestry /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-22/6-tips-for-researching-your-african-american-ancestry Growing up in the 1960s, Carolyn Kidd Royal experienced racist incidents that, combined with the way African American history was taught in schools,… Tue, 22 Oct 2019 22:33:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-22/6-tips-for-researching-your-african-american-ancestry Emily Woodbury, Alexis Moore Nearly 8 Decades Later, Remains Of Trenton Sailor Who Died At Pearl Harbor Are Headed Home /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-06-24/nearly-8-decades-later-remains-of-trenton-sailor-who-died-at-pearl-harbor-are-headed-home A Trenton man was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After nearly 78 years, his remains are finally coming home.Navy electrician’s mate 3rd Class… Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:10:49 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-06-24/nearly-8-decades-later-remains-of-trenton-sailor-who-died-at-pearl-harbor-are-headed-home How Educators Can Develop More Well-Rounded Approaches To Teach History In An Inclusive Way /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-15/how-educators-can-develop-more-well-rounded-approaches-to-teach-history-in-an-inclusive-way As the U.S. population grows more ethnically diverse, many historians and educators are becoming more aware of changing demographics and are keen on… Wed, 15 May 2019 20:30:24 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-15/how-educators-can-develop-more-well-rounded-approaches-to-teach-history-in-an-inclusive-way Lara Hamdan