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Here's History

Here's History is a weekly segment produced by KDHX in conjunction with the Missouri History Museum. Join members of the Museum's staff for brief reflections on St. Louis and Missouri history.

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John Berry Meachum
Jody Sowell tells the story of John Berry Meachum, a slave who bought his own freedom and the freedom of countless others.
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Betty Manlin
Jody Sowell shares the story of Betty Manlin, one of TWA’s first stewardesses…
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Phil the Gorilla
Jody Sowell talks about the most famous gorilla of them all, a long time favorite resident at the St. Louis Zoo.
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William Carr Lane
Jody Sowell talks about how the first mayor of St. Louis, Lane left a lasting mark on the city.
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Robert S. Brookings
Jody Sowell of the Missouri History Museum discusesses businessman and philanthropist, Robert Brookings & how he shaped the...
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Convent of the Good Shepherd
Jody Sowell discusses how donors to this reformatory, which opened in 1895, boasted that it took maladjusted girls...
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Traffic Memories
Horse drawn vehicles are a strainge sight in 21st century St. Louis streets. Still, some members of the community remember...
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Lunch Counter Sit-In
Through the 1940's and 50's, African Americans were forbidden in many St. Louis lunch counters. Some courageous...
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Lamplighter
Recollections of some of St. Louis's Lamp-lighters of the early 1900's are described and featured in the writings of Elizabeth...
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MLK Memory
In 1960, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited St. Louis and spoke at the United Hebrew Temple, now the History Museum's Library and...
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