Discovering African American St. Louis A Guide to Historic Sites

African Americans have been part of the story of St. Louis since the city's founding in 1764. Unfortunately, most histories of the city have overlooked or ignored their vital role, allowing their influence and accomplishments to go unrecorded or uncollected; that is, until the publication ofDiscovering African American St. Louis: A Guide to Historic Sitesin 1994. A new and updated 2002 edition is now available to take readers on a fascinating tour of nearly four hundred African American landmarks. From the boyhood home of jazz great Miles Davis in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the site of the house that sparked the landmarkShelley v. Kraemercourt case, the maps, photographs, and text ofDiscovering African American St. Louisrecord a history that has been neglected for too long. The guidebook covers fourteen regions east and west of the Mississippi that represent St. Louis's rich African American heritage. In the words of historian Gary Kremer, "No one who reads this book and visits and contemplates the places and peoples whose stories it recounts will be able to look at St. Louis in the same way ever again."Wright, John is the author of 'Discovering African American St. Louis A Guide to Historic Sites', published 2002 under ISBN 9781883982454 and ISBN 1883982456.