Extraordinary Black Missourians

Join Dr. John A. Wright Jr. for a deep dive into the history of Black resistance in Missouri and in St. Louis, highlighting historical figures from the book Extraordinary Black Missourians. Dr. John Wright Jr. will discuss Moses Dickson, Robert Hickman, Frankie Muse Freeman, Cathay Williams (a.k.a. William Cathay), Percy Green, and many more during his presentation. Dr. John A. Wright Sr. served as chief author of the first edition, with Sylvia Wright and Dr. John A. Wright Jr. as coauthors of the second edition.

0:00 Introduction
0:09 Extraordinary Black Missourians
5:07 James Beckwourth
12:59 Dred Scott
21:21 Charles Anderson
23:48 Annie Malone
31:38 Frankie Muse Freeman
33:12 Lloyd Gaines
34:51 Percy Green
38:13 Ivory Perry
40:12 The Shelley Family
41:39 Augustus Tolton
47:27 Arthur Ashe

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