Louis S. Gerteis, professor of history at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Photo by August Jennewein EDITOR'S NOTE: Louis S. Gerteis, professor of history at the University of Missouri at St.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Race and politics are certainly part of the news today. But these issues go back so far, they’ve been part of Missouri’s story since the beginning. The founding of the state and the ...

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