Living St. Louis
East St. Louis Riot Accounts
Clip: Special | 2m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Several East St. Louis young people mark the 100th anniversary of the ESL race riot.
Poet and performer Treasure Shields Redmond teamed up with several East St. Louis young people for a video project to mark the 100th anniversary of the ESL race riot. The students were taped reading historical accounts about the riots at locations where whites attacked and killed African-Americans.
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Living St. Louis is a local public television program presented by Nine PBS
Support for Living St. Louis is provided by the Betsy & Thomas Patterson Foundation.
Living St. Louis
East St. Louis Riot Accounts
Clip: Special | 2m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Poet and performer Treasure Shields Redmond teamed up with several East St. Louis young people for a video project to mark the 100th anniversary of the ESL race riot. The students were taped reading historical accounts about the riots at locations where whites attacked and killed African-Americans.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Living St. Louis is a local public television program presented by Nine PBS
Support for Living St. Louis is provided by the Betsy & Thomas Patterson Foundation.