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Revealing ‘secret’ St. Louis

Revealing ‘secret’ St. Louis

On my most recent visit to St. Louis I fell in with some locals who took me off the beaten tourist path. Consider this “secret” St. Louis.

Elvis and More: What to See in Tupelo, MS

Elvis and More: What to See in Tupelo, MS

You can’t write about what to see in Tupelo, MS without acknowledging the Elvis Presley connection, but there’s more to Tupelo.

Connected Legacies at A.E. Backus Museum Fort Pierce

Connected Legacies at A.E. Backus Museum Fort Pierce

The A.E. Backus Museum Fort Pierce displays landscape paintings from its namesake along with artworks from the Florida Highwaymen.

Civil Rights History at Scottsboro Boys Museum

Civil Rights History at Scottsboro Boys Museum

The complex story of how nine young African Americans became an international phenomenon is told at the Scottsboro Boys Museum.

On the Trail of the Florida Highwaymen

On the Trail of the Florida Highwaymen

Working in the Jim Crow South, the Florida Highwaymen were shut out of galleries, shows and museums. Instead, they went direct-to-consumer,

An Education at Freedom House Museum Alexandria

An Education at Freedom House Museum Alexandria

The Freedom House Museum Alexandria is what remains of a large complex dedicated to trafficking thousands of Black men, women and children.