Civil War

The legacy of fugitive slave provisions in the antebellum United States is often lost in contemporary retellings of the history of slavery.Andrew…

In a race against the bulldozers and cranes, a Saint Louis University history professor and a handful of students are conducting an archeological dig in…

Former St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said he’d take down the Confederate Memorial in Forest Park in 2015. That didn’t happen, so it fell to Mayor Lyda…

"Why does the Civil War still hold sway over St. Louis and Missouri?”That was the intriguing — and very large — question that Steve Flick submitted to…

An alderman from the central corridor has launched an effort to remove a commemoration of the Civil War from Forest Park.The full text of 28th Ward…

The elm and oak trees have grown tall with age in Section 57 of Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in south St. Louis County. It’s a quiet place, where…

John Keene’s short story collection “Counternarratives” reimagines popular stories in American literature from the African-American perspective. His…

An annual celebration remembering St. Louis’ participation in the Underground Railroad had added meaning this year. The 12th Mary Meachum event on…

Among abolitionists, John Fairfield was unique: He was brutal, not above a shootout; he created elaborate ruses to rescue slaves; and he charged for his…

St. Louis played a key role in the Civil War. Not only was it a significant naval base, but a riot at the edge of town led to the creation of Missouri’s…