civil rights

16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Still Resonates With Survivor Nearly 50 Years Later

Erin Williams — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

'Child Of The Civil Rights Movement' Author Paula Young Shelton Furthers Legacy Of African Americans

Erin Williams — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Historic Lewis Place neighborhood to receive $1M in storm aid

Adam Allington — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:48:04 +0000

St. Louis is freeing up $1 million dollars to fund repairs to a historic north side neighborhood damaged in last year’s New Years Eve tornado.

The storm damage in St. Louis was not enough to qualify for federal disaster aid.

City officials announced on Monday that uninsured property owners on Lewis Place could qualify for up to $30,000 for repairs.

The storm damaged roughly 150 buildings on Lewis Place, a site know for its lush green median and historic footnote in St. Louis’ Civil Rights struggle.

Sixth-graders produce civil rights documentary

Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:14:41 +0000

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-954088.mp3

On Wednesday, students at the City Academy, a private school in north St. Louis, will have a chance to view a civil rights documentary shot and edited by their schoolmates.

History, comedy, and baseball meet in Bobby Norfolk's "Shadowball"

Libby Franklin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:56:40 +0000

Bobby Norfolk was driving somewhere in 2009 when NPR's Fresh Air stopped him in his tracks. He remembers the interview with author Larry Tye as "the most compelling hour of listening" he's ever experienced. Tye's biography of Negro League pitcher Satchel Paige started Norfolk on a journey that's culminated in his latest one man show, Shadowball: The Negro Baseball Leagues.