Old Courthouse

Jack Snelling hit the road with a mission: Visit every historic courthouse in Missouri.

Where you learn Black history, and from whom, determines your understanding of it.

New and revamped exhibits at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis will better represent African American history in the city, particularly the story of Dred and Harriet Scott, who famously sued for their freedom there.

This month marks 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted U.S. women the right to vote. But the fight for women’s suffrage was a long one, starting many decades prior to that celebratory day in 1920. And St. Louis women were among some of the earliest suffragists around the country. One of them was Virginia Minor, who is often a footnote in narratives that focus on more prominent figures such as Susan B. Anthony. In 1872, Minor made her way to the registrar's office in her district, intent on registering to vote.

The partial government shutdown blocked the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony from the Old Courthouse in St. Louis. Nevertheless, about 50 people…

Most of the renovations at the Gateway Arch are scheduled to be finished in October, in time for the monument’s 50th anniversary.Work on the park over the…

Thousands of St. Louis-area residents celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with ceremonies, music and marches over the three-day…

Attendees were encouraged to turn their outrage into action today at a rally held downtown today to create awareness of injustice and racial profiling…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 21, 2013 - The exhibits in the museum beneath the Gateway Arch haven’t changed much since the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 7, 2010 - Five teams, including internationally known names in architecture and landscape…