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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The black population of St. Louis saw a natural increase of 19.5 percent during the 1960s, with no gain or loss through ...
1981 – Gwen B. Giles is the first woman and first African-American appointed to lead the St. Louis City Assessor's Office. [62] 1982 - Cardinals win World Series, defeating Milwaukee Brewers in seven games; 1986 Express Scripts and Galleria Cinema [54] in business. Southwestern Bell Telephone Building constructed. 1987
The history of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1905 to 1980 saw declines in population and economic basis, particularly after World War II.Although St. Louis made civic improvements in the 1920s and enacted pollution controls in the 1930s, suburban growth accelerated and the city population fell dramatically from the 1950s to the 1980s.
The history of St. Louis, Missouri from 1981 to the present has been marked by city beautification and crime prevention efforts, a major school desegregation case, and gentrification in its downtown area. St. Louis also continues to struggle with crime and a declining population, although some improvement has been made in both of these aspects.
That year, the Census Bureau reported St. Louis's population as 82% White and 17.9% African American. [63] After World War II, St. Louis began losing population to the suburbs, first because of increased demand for new housing, unhappiness with city services, ease of commuting by highways, and later, white flight. [64] St.
The East St. Louis riots or East St. Louis massacres, of late May and July 1–3, 1917, were an outbreak of labor- and race-related violence by whites that caused the death of 40–250 black people and about $400,000 (over $8 million, in 2017 US dollars) in property damage. An estimated 6,000 black people were left homeless.
Pages in category "African-American history in St. Louis" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
When Louisiana was purchased in 1803, 2,000–3,000 slaves were within the limits of what is now Missouri, of which only the eastern and southern portions were then settled. By 1860 the Black population comprised 9.7% of the state's total including 3,572 free negroes and 114,931 who were enslaved. [3]