Archer Alexander

Culture & History

National Park Service adds three St. Louis sites to Underground Railroad network

Chad Davis

Three St. Louis-area locations have been added to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom for their connections to enslaved people.
Race, Identity & Faith

St. Charles honors Archer Alexander, a formerly enslaved Black man and Civil War hero

Andrea Y. Henderson

St. Charles County officials on Saturday will honor Archer Alexander, a Black man who was enslaved in St. Charles County. Historians say he saved the lives of Union soldiers during the Civil War.