/tags/percy-green Percy Green en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 08 Nov 2022 22:33:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-11-08/in-1972-activists-unveiled-st-louis-veiled-prophet-a-new-play-tells-their-story One of the most audacious protests in St. Louis history is the inspiration behind a new play chronicling the efforts of the activist group ACTION. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 22:33:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-11-08/in-1972-activists-unveiled-st-louis-veiled-prophet-a-new-play-tells-their-story Danny Wicentowski /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-03/civil-rights-activist-percy-green-and-writer-devin-thomas-oshea-on-all-things-veiled-prophet Later this week several longstanding St. Louis traditions get underway, including Fair St. Louis and the VP Parade. Both events have connections to the… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:10:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-03/civil-rights-activist-percy-green-and-writer-devin-thomas-oshea-on-all-things-veiled-prophet Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-09-28/cori-bush-and-percy-green-discuss-2-generations-of-st-louis-civil-rights-protests Here in St. Louis, we’re well into the second week of protests following the acquittal of Jason Stockley. It’s a scene we’ve seen as recently in 2014,… Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:53:51 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-09-28/cori-bush-and-percy-green-discuss-2-generations-of-st-louis-civil-rights-protests Kelly Moffitt /arts/2017-08-02/st-louis-museum-celebrates-african-american-history-with-found-artifacts Calvin Riley has spent years searching through musty basements and dusty attics to rescue the objects of historical significance that he displays in his… Thu, 03 Aug 2017 03:41:10 GMT /arts/2017-08-02/st-louis-museum-celebrates-african-american-history-with-found-artifacts Mary Delach Leonard /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-03-14/is-st-louis-really-1-in-civil-rights-the-missouri-history-museum-makes-a-compelling-case If you remember the day two St. Louis activists climbed 125 feet up a construction ladder on the unfinished north leg of the Gateway Arch, you remember a… Tue, 14 Mar 2017 21:00:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-03-14/is-st-louis-really-1-in-civil-rights-the-missouri-history-museum-makes-a-compelling-case Kelly Moffitt /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-10-28/monumental-protest-activist-percy-greens-battle-for-fair-hiring-at-the-arch Updated 1:13 p.m., Oct. 28 with "St. Louis on the Air" audio - The Gateway Arch was just halfway to the sky on July 14, 1964, when two St. Louis civil… Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:13:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-10-28/monumental-protest-activist-percy-greens-battle-for-fair-hiring-at-the-arch Mary Delach Leonard /government-politics-issues/2015-07-04/vp-parade-name-origins-largely-a-mystery-to-parade-goers Updated July 8, 2015 to clarify the origin of the 1878 newspaper image and to correct the name of the accessories carried by the parade's horsemen.Crowds… Sun, 05 Jul 2015 02:40:18 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-07-04/vp-parade-name-origins-largely-a-mystery-to-parade-goers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-09-03/civil-rights-leaders-discuss-rule-of-law-civil-disobedience Civil disobedience is a likely next step among those protesting the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Highway shutdowns plans, for example, were… Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:52:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-09-03/civil-rights-leaders-discuss-rule-of-law-civil-disobedience /government-politics-issues/2013-08-30/jefferson-bank-movement-turns-50-protesters-from-far-and-near-recall-segregated-st-louis This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 30, 2013: About two dozen people, some from as far away as New York, California and North… Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:09:50 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-08-30/jefferson-bank-movement-turns-50-protesters-from-far-and-near-recall-segregated-st-louis Robert Joiner /government-politics-issues/2013-05-16/jefferson-bank-demonstrations-a-civil-disobedience-movement-like-no-other-in-st-louis-area This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The 2600 block of Washington Boulevard is still remembered as the spot marking the beginning of what… Thu, 16 May 2013 21:05:26 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-05-16/jefferson-bank-demonstrations-a-civil-disobedience-movement-like-no-other-in-st-louis-area Robert Joiner