International Underground Railroad Month
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On September 24, 1863, a St. Louis newspaper announced “Archer Alexander, a negro … whose last master was Richard Hickman Pitman of the County of St. Charles…is hereby declared to be an emancipated slave and a free man!
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Join us as we celebrate Archer Alexander’s Day of Freedom! On Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 1:00 pm at St. Peter’s U.C.C. Cemetery (2101 Lucas & Hunt Road St. Louis 63121)
ARCHER ALEXANDER 