Archer Alexander
Originally posted on Stories of St. Charles County:
Imagine yourself trapped between two hostile forces during the Civil War in Missouri. Caught in this… Continue reading Archer Alexander
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Missouri’s Slaves are Freed
Originally posted on Stories of St. Charles County:
On January 11, 1865, Missouri’s Constitutional Convention called together in St. Louis declared: All men are… Continue reading Missouri’s Slaves are Freed
Christmas 1862
Originally posted on Archer Alexander's Untold story:
The war had begun last year. For Archer Alexander in Dardenne Prairie, news from St. Louis… Continue reading Christmas 1862
Archer Alexander – Missouri’s last fugitive slave
The CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE of the District of Columbia will host speaker and public historian Dorris Keeven-Franke, of Saint Charles, Missouri at their September 28, 2021 Zoom Meeting. The free Zoom lecture begins at 8pm Eastern Time/7pm Central Time.The Lecture is free and open to the public. Continue reading Archer Alexander – Missouri’s last fugitive slave
REUNION
Originally posted on Missouri Germans Consortium:
In September of 1833, two former students of the University of Giessen, Paul Follenius and Friedrich… Continue reading REUNION
EMANCIPATION
Originally posted on Archer Alexander's Untold story:
Archer Alexander was born enslaved in Virginia, and in 1863 was the property of Richard Pitman,… Continue reading EMANCIPATION
The 13th Amendment
Congress passed the 13th Amendment on January 31, 1865. It read “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”. Continue reading The 13th Amendment
Muhammad Ali’s Ancestor was once in St. Louis Slave Pen
Originally posted on Archer Alexander's Untold story:
In March of 1863, a fugitive slave named Archer Alexander, perhaps the last fugitive slave in… Continue reading Muhammad Ali’s Ancestor was once in St. Louis Slave Pen
Missouri’s Emancipation Day
Originally posted on Missouri Germans Consortium:
AN ORDINANCE ABOLISHING SLAVERY IN MISSOURI Be it ordained by People of the State of Missouri,… Continue reading Missouri’s Emancipation Day
October 8, 1829 – the final entry
Originally posted on Archer Alexander's Untold story:
The final entry of William M. Campbell’s journal* simply reads… Reached home* Missouri When Archer arrived… Continue reading October 8, 1829 – the final entry
Dorris Keeven Franke 