Two state representatives call on the Cardinals to erect a monument to remember the slave pens near Busch Stadium
Two state representatives call on the Cardinals to erect a monument to remember the slave pens near Busch Stadium Rasheen Aldridge and Trish Gunby have asked the baseball team to recognize the location of Lynch's Slave Pens. Lynch's Slave Pens The legacy of slavery in St. Louis has recently come back into the news with word that state representatives Rasheen Aldridge and Trish Gunby have written to the St. Louis Cardinals, requesting the commemoration of Lynchâs Slave Pens, which were located in the area of the current Busch Stadium. Reached via email, Gunby told me: âAfter touring ...
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