Description
Slavery existed in St. Louis for 100 years under French, Spanish, and American rule of the city. Famous African American civil rights leaders such as William Wells Brown, Dred and Harriet Scott, and James Milton Turner were once enslaved in St. Louis. In this program, Historian and Curator Nick Sacco (Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site) will introduce participants to St. Louis’s historical relationship with slavery. He will also discuss a new traveling exhibit about slavery in St. Louis that is available for loan to schools, libraries, churches, and other community organizations.