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Sharing lessons on the history that helped divide St. Louis

Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White’s teaching of the past offers lessons for the future.

Sharing lessons on the history that helped divide St. Louis

Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White’s teaching of the past offers lessons for the future.

Sharing lessons on the history that helped divide St. Louis

May 25, 2018

Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White’s teaching of the past offers lessons for the future.

Communication graduate Hope VanBennekom set to pursue master’s degree in security and disaster management

VanBennekom was drawn to crisis communications in the aftermath of the 2023 shooting at Michigan State University, where her daughter was then a college freshman.

Historian to discuss barrier-breaking civil rights attorney

Civil rights attorney Margaret Bush Wilson (1919-2009) was a complex individual who broke many barriers throughout her life and professional career. She was part of the legal team that fought housing covenants in the 1940s. She went on to work for the National NAACP, U.S. Department of Agriculture and state of Missouri.

Historian to discuss barrier-breaking civil rights attorney

Civil rights attorney Margaret Bush Wilson (1919-2009) was a complex individual who broke many barriers throughout her life and professional career. She was part of the legal team that fought housing covenants in the 1940s. She went on to work for the National NAACP, U.S. Department of Agriculture and state of Missouri.

Historian to discuss barrier-breaking civil rights attorney

Apr 4, 2012

Civil rights attorney Margaret Bush Wilson (1919-2009) was a complex individual who broke many barriers throughout her life and professional career. She was part of the legal team that fought housing covenants in the 1940s. She went on to work for the National NAACP, U.S. Department of Agriculture and state of Missouri.

Historian to revisit African American social reform

A push for African American social welfare reform began in St. Louis long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s, according to Priscilla Dowden-White, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Historian to revisit African American social reform

A push for African American social welfare reform began in St. Louis long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s, according to Priscilla Dowden-White, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Historian to revisit African American social reform

Jan 30, 2012

A push for African American social welfare reform began in St. Louis long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s, according to Priscilla Dowden-White, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Historian examines interwar African American social welfare reform in St. Louis

St. Louis was home to a dynamic group of African American social welfare reformers long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s. University of Missouri–St. Louis historian Priscilla Dowden-White provides fresh insight into this interwar...

Historian examines interwar African American social welfare reform in St. Louis

St. Louis was home to a dynamic group of African American social welfare reformers long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s. University of Missouri–St. Louis historian Priscilla Dowden-White provides fresh insight into this interwar...

Historian examines interwar African American social welfare reform in St. Louis

Jun 28, 2011

St. Louis was home to a dynamic group of African American social welfare reformers long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s. University of Missouri–St. Louis historian Priscilla Dowden-White provides fresh insight into this interwar...