Why St. Louis County removed a racist memorial to ‘white colonists’
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
February 7, 202315m 34s
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Show Notes
In 1955, a sign was erected in Clayton, Missouri. It recounted the history of the founding of St. Louis County. According to the sign, that history began when the county was “first visited by white colonists” in the early 1700s. Then, in November 2022, the sign was quietly removed — but Geoff Ward, a professor of African and African-American studies at Washington University, says the removal was a missed opportunity to publicly confront white supremacy.