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Black History

Experience Black St. Louis!

May 1989

Historical May 1989 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.

A bus tour will explore the roots and contributions of the Black community of St. Louis. Sponsored by the Hamilton Community School, the three-hour tour will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 20.

The tour will stop at historic sites such as the Old Courthouse, Scott Joplin’s home, Union Station, and the Riverfront. Other sites include St. Paul’s AME Church, the former site of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project, and the Martin Luther King sculpture.

The tour costs $8.50 per person and is open to all members of the public. Church groups, sororities, fraternities and families might be especially interested in participating. Call the Hamilton Community School for more information: 367-6996.

Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1989.

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Original source: SD_Times1989_05.pdf, printed page(s) 1; PDF page(s) 1.

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