/tags/civil-war-in-st-louis Civil War in St. Louis en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:11:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/missouri-emancipation-day-recalls-efforts-to-free-enslaved-people-during-the-civil-war A Missouri History Museum event brings new attention to an antebellum insurrection plot that was secretly devised by free Black Americans in St. Louis — and how an insubordinate war hero ticked off Lincoln with his antics to free enslaved Missourians during the Civil War. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:11:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/missouri-emancipation-day-recalls-efforts-to-free-enslaved-people-during-the-civil-war Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-15/a-downtown-memorial-will-honor-enslaved-people-who-sued-for-freedom St. Louis Circuit Court will honor the men and women who filed freedom suits in St. Louis — and the lawyers who worked on them. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:00:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-15/a-downtown-memorial-will-honor-enslaved-people-who-sued-for-freedom Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-15/long-roads-to-freedom-civil-war-panel-honors-st-louisans-who-championed-civil-rights This Thursday, Harris-Stowe State University and the Missouri Humanities Council are commemorating some of the city’s past residents in a new Civil War… Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:54:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-15/long-roads-to-freedom-civil-war-panel-honors-st-louisans-who-championed-civil-rights Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-10-18/curious-louis-uncovering-what-remains-of-st-louis-slave-trading-past 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… Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:32:51 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-10-18/curious-louis-uncovering-what-remains-of-st-louis-slave-trading-past /government-politics-issues/2016-12-23/a-year-later-confederate-memorial-remains-in-forest-park On Christmas Eve last year, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay used what is traditionally a quiet period for news to announce that he wanted a 102-year-old… Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:05:35 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-12-23/a-year-later-confederate-memorial-remains-in-forest-park Rachel Lippmann /arts/2016-03-25/curious-louis-we-take-a-monumental-look-at-the-civil-war-in-st-louis "Why does the Civil War still hold sway over St. Louis and Missouri?”That was the intriguing — and very large — question that Steve Flick submitted to… Fri, 25 Mar 2016 19:06:11 GMT /arts/2016-03-25/curious-louis-we-take-a-monumental-look-at-the-civil-war-in-st-louis Mary Delach Leonard /arts/2011-11-11/battleground-missouri-history-museum-opens-civil-war-exhibit This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 11, 2011 - Missouri was one of the ugliest places on earth during the U.S. Civil War, and if you… Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:33:11 GMT /arts/2011-11-11/battleground-missouri-history-museum-opens-civil-war-exhibit Mary Delach Leonard /arts/2011-08-05/civil-war-st-louis-a-port-for-arms-and-the-wounded This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 5, 2011 - Holding forth to a rapt audience at the St. Louis Science Center last night, Dr. Mark… Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:59:58 GMT /arts/2011-08-05/civil-war-st-louis-a-port-for-arms-and-the-wounded David Baugher /arts/2011-03-14/freedoms-gateway-kicks-off-plans-for-marking-civil-war-sesquicentennial This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 14, 2011 - Barbara Hamm of Chesterfield donned a frilly pink Civil War-era gown to hear the… Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:05:45 GMT /arts/2011-03-14/freedoms-gateway-kicks-off-plans-for-marking-civil-war-sesquicentennial Mary Delach Leonard /education/2011-01-18/commentary-re-enacting-slave-sales-and-civil-war-lessons This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 18, 2011 - Last Saturday, Jan. 15, during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Angela da… Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:32:12 GMT /education/2011-01-18/commentary-re-enacting-slave-sales-and-civil-war-lessons Adam Areson