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Making Music in Missouri: How Black Missourians Influenced Music
“I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn’t paint.” – Chuck Berry Mus...
Summer Festivals in Missouri
The scent of barbecue, the sounds of bluegrass, jazz and blues, and the sight of fireworks over the Mississippi and Missou...
‘Mom’ is a Mainstay in Missouri
For centuries, moms have inspired art, movies, music and more. They also have inspired some memorable places in Missouri. ...
Celebrate Truman’s Birthday in Missouri
It's about 1,100 miles from Lamar, Missouri, to Washington, D.C., and he no doubt would have enjoyed the walk.
But Harr...
Missouri’s Film Festivals
Take your movie binging to a new level. Step away from your streaming service of choice and check out the fantastic film f...
Missouri’s Civil Rights Stories: Legal Challenges – Education
Several landmark court cases originating in Missouri were instrumental in the fight for civil rights. Among those cases, t...
Missouri’s Civil Rights Stories: Josephine Baker – Entertainer, Spy and Activist
Born into poverty in 1906 in St. Louis, Josephine Baker escaped segregation in the United States to reach international st...
Missouri’s Civil Rights Stories: Protests and Progress
Kansas CityLike many cities in the United States in the early-to-mid 1900s, Kansas City had long enforced segregation that...
Missouri’s Civil Rights Stories: Lucile Bluford – the Conscious of Kansas City
The Civil Rights Movement was defined by individuals who used their voice and skills to call for equal treatment. Lucile B...
Missouri’s Civil Rights Stories: Legal Challenges – Housing
Equal access to housing was a major issue in the fight for civil rights. Two U.S. Supreme Court cases that originated in M...
Missouri’s Civil Rights Stories: A Quest for Freedom
Mary Meachum was born into slavery in 1801 in Kentucky and was still enslaved when she married John Berry Meachum who had ...
Missouri’s Civil Rights Stories: The Floating Freedom School
Prior to the Civil War, Missouri – like many states that allowed slavery – outlawed teaching Black individuals to read. Ho...