the State Historical Society of Missouri
Christopher K. Hays is a web developer with Coventry Health Care in St. Louis. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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By popular consensus, Tom Bass was one of the most skillful and popular horsemen of his era. At the time of his…
![Herman Dreer. [State Historical Society of Missouri, UMSL Black History Project Photograph Collection, S0336-167]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-03/1.%20Herman%20Dreer.jpg?itok=IdK9TyQp "Herman Dreer. [State Historical Society of Missouri, UMSL Black History Project Photograph Collection, S0336-167]")
Herman Dreer, a respected Black St. Louis educator and scholar, was born on September 12,…
![John Berry Meachum. [State Historical Society of Missouri, UMSL Black History Project Photograph Collection (S0336), photo no. 336.638]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-03/1.%20John%20Berry%20Meachum.jpg?itok=IiO2snn8 "John Berry Meachum. [State Historical Society of Missouri, UMSL Black History Project Photograph Collection (S0336), photo no. 336.638]")
John Berry Meachum, best known for his important roles as a spiritual leader, educator, and…
![Charlton H. Tandy. [State Historical Society of Missouri, St. Louis Research Center, Black History Photograph Collection (S0336)]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-06/1.%20Charlton%20H.%20Tandy.jpg?itok=0rGYRcyf "Charlton H. Tandy. [State Historical Society of Missouri, St. Louis Research Center, Black History Photograph Collection (S0336)]")
Charlton H. Tandy, an outspoken leader of the nineteenth-century Black civil rights…