
St. Louis: Gateway of LOVE
I am deeply inspired by the love and compassion of the St. Louis community of 1879. In reading THE ST. LOUIS AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND THE EXODUS by Bryan Jack, he was able to transport me back to the riverbanks of downtown St. Louis, almost 140 years ago. And I am proud.
Below is the retelling of this amazing story, so wonderfully illustrated and researched by Bryan Jack that it doesn't need to be retold.....just shared. Early in March 1879, a group of 250 Exodusters