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St. Louis, Missouri- On July 21, 2023 the Missouri Humanities Council presented the 10th Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium at the Soldiers Memorial Museum in St. Louis. Cecilia Nadal, playwright and sociologist opened the Symposium with a speech detailing how the history of German Abolitionists in Missouri inspired her original play, An Amazing Story: German Abolitionists of Missouri featured in St. Louis, Hermann, Washington with excerpts of the play presented in Hannibal recently as part of a Symposium On Shared History of Germans and African Americans in Missouri. Nadal spoke enthusiastically about the role of German immigrants Carl Strehly and Eduard Muehl in Hermann who started the German language newspaper the Hermanner Wochenblatt advocating for the end of slavery while also assisting runaway slaves that sought assistance on the Missouri River.
She talked about Judge Arnold Krekel, a German immigrant and abolitionist that assisted members of the 62nd and 65th Colored Infantry to start Lincoln Institute that would become the current Lincoln University. Describing this alliance between Black veterans, German and Black Abolitionists as a “dream team” that left an important and visible legacy in the State of Missouri. Interesting nuggets of history included a mention of George Hussmann considered the “ father of the wine industry of Missouri” who was a member of the writing committee for the development of the emancipation decree that freed slaves in Missouri.
He also spent time in Hermann and worked with Arnold Krekel who headed the convention emancipating slaves. Cecilia was inspired by research conducted by fellow Skinker DeBaliviere resident Sydney Norton Ph D and the two have conducted joint speaking tours on the shared experiences of Germans and African Americans statewide. Sydney has edited the book Fighting for a Free Missouri: German Immigrants, African Americans, and the issue of Slavery. Cecilia has contributed a chapter in the book to be released by the University of Missouri in October. Readers may secure a 25% discount using FFFM25 at upress.missouri.edu or 800-621-2736
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Cecilia Nadal addresses symposium at Soldiers Memorial.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 2023.
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