ST. LOUIS - Old Slave Road in suburban St. Louis could be getting a new name. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Historic Preservation Commission in Wildwood is considering whether to ...

Missouri joined the Union on Aug. 10, 1821, becoming the nation’s 24th state. It covers 68,898 miles and the capital is Jefferson City. THE first Europeans to explore the territory that would… ...

Slavery was also less common in northern Alabama than farther south. Kentucky and Missouri had a lot fewer slaves than states farther south. They decided to remain in the Union.

This influx promoted slavery and aided in creating the conditions that later caused the Missouri Compromise between "slave states" and "free states" ahead of the Civil War, he argues.

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Some determined Wildwood, Missouri, residents are once again pushing for the renaming of Old Slave Road, a street in west St. Louis County. (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube.com) ...

Bullish (Video) The Missouri Compromise: Slavery, Congress, and the 1820 Crisis. Posted: February 24, 2025 | Last updated: March 19, 2025. The film discusses the historical context leading to the ...

Celia Newsom, a former Missouri slave woman executed for killing her master in 1855, was one of 16 individuals to receive a pardon from Parson before his term ends in January. The pardon comes ...

His book is regarded as the first history of the city, and an 1855 map of Westport drawn by Spalding hangs on the fifth floor of the Central Library in the Missouri Valley Room. Spalding’s 1855 ...

On June 11, Missouri is determined to execute former fireman and navy veteran, David Hosier, for killing a Jefferson City couple, Angela and Rodney Gilpin, in 2009.