Katherine Dunham Museum | East St. Louis, IL

 
Housed in the two-story English Regency Townhouse, the Katherine Dunham Museum was first established in Alton, Illinois in 1967 by Miss Dunham and her late husband, John Pratt. Part of the Katherine Dunham Centers for Arts and Humanities, the museum houses Miss Dunham’s outstanding collection of symbolic and functional art, including more than 250 African [...]

Old Courthouse | St. Louis, MO

The Old Court House in St. Louis is the site where the Dred Scott case was tried. The Supreme Court denied Scott’s request for freedom in 1857, when the court ruled slaves were not citizens. He eventually received his emancipation but died one year later.
Old Courthouse
11 N. 4th Street (3 blocks north of the Gateway [...]

St. Louis Walk of Fame | St. Louis, MO

What do Maya Angelou, Chuck Berry and Tina Turner all have in common? They’re all members of the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Located along Delmar Boulevard in the Loop neighborhood, St. Louis Walk of Fame is a series of brass stars and bronze plaques set in the sidewalks that honor members of the St. Louis [...]

Scott Joplin House, St. Louis, MO

 
“Maybe fifty years after I’m dead my music will be appreciated.”
- Scott Joplin, 1915
The famous ragtime composer lived in this house for only two years, but they were probably the two most productive years of his career. He composed  such famous works as “The Sting,” “The Lost Opera,” “Elite Syncopations,” and “A Guest of Honor” on [...]