To reclaim the Mississippi River during the Civil War, the Lincoln Administration contacted St. Louis businessman James B.

Learn about George C. Thilenius, a German immigrant and key figure in Missouri's 1865 Constitutional Convention. Discover his ...

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.

I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. Tom Purcell is a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The recent discovery of the family library of John Gray Blount Meyers has ...