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“Hang Him Decently And In Order”: Order, Politics, And The 1853 Lynching Of Hiram, A Slave, Zachary Dowdle
“Hang Him Decently And In Order”: Order, Politics, And The 1853 Lynching Of Hiram, A Slave, Zachary Dowdle
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Lynching became a visible tool for slaveowners to deal with community regulatory issues, as Zachary Dowdle suggests in this article.
“Their Blood Has Flown And Mingled With Ours”: The Politics Of Slavery In Illinois And Missouri In The Early Republic, Lawrence Celani
“Their Blood Has Flown And Mingled With Ours”: The Politics Of Slavery In Illinois And Missouri In The Early Republic, Lawrence Celani
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The ideas of Illinois and Missouri as divided over slavery masks the fluid nature of support for or opposition to slavery in the two state, as Lawrence Celani explains in this article, the winner of the Morrow Prize presented by the Missouri Conference on History.
“To Preserve The Historic Lore For Which St. Louis Is Famous”: The St. Louis Historic Markers Program And The Construction Of Community Historical Memory, Bryan Jack
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Starting in the 1930s, the City of St. Louis began marking historic sites with a collection of signs for sites to draw attention to community memory. In this article, Bryan Jack investigates these signs and their meaning in downtown St. Louis.
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New Perspectives On The Great Fire Of 1849, Bob Moore
New Perspectives On The Great Fire Of 1849, Bob Moore
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The story of the fire in St. Louis started by the steamboat White Cloud in 1849 often focuses on the destruction to the business district. This article sheds new light on the happenings during the fire from court testimony surrounding the destruction of Phillips Music Store, through eyewitness accounts.
An Extraordinary Odyssey: One Man’S Fight To Stay Free During World War Ii, Diane Everman
An Extraordinary Odyssey: One Man’S Fight To Stay Free During World War Ii, Diane Everman
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The Schweich family fled Nazi Germany in 1941 and landed in St. Louis. This is the story of their journey during World War II.
A Gateway To The East: An Exploration Of St. Louis’ Mexican History Through The Built Environment, Daniel Gonzales
A Gateway To The East: An Exploration Of St. Louis’ Mexican History Through The Built Environment, Daniel Gonzales
The Confluence (2009-2020)
St. Louis had a relationship with Mexico dating to trade along the Santa Fe Trail starting in the 1820s. It came to include commerce, marketing, and migration starting in the late nineteenth century, as Daniel Gonzales details here.
So Much To Learn: Dye Tracing The Current River Landscape, Part Iii, Quinta Scott
So Much To Learn: Dye Tracing The Current River Landscape, Part Iii, Quinta Scott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In this third installment of her work on the Current River, Quinta Scott looks at environmental change in the iconic Missouri Waterway