The recent news about Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s outrage about his sexual assaults shows news affects people even when it happens far away. In 1855, 26 miles from Columbia, Missouri, a slave woman was hanged after she killed her white owner who had been raping her for years. The headline merely says a Missouri woman…
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Dangers of historical research
East Campus history, Gathering Place closed in December 2017.
Three reasons lynching matters today
Lynching hit the news again in the Sunday, July 2, 2017 Columbia Missourian. The article relates that Missouri has the highest number of lynchings, 60, from 1877 to 1950 outside of the deep south. The headline calls lynching an old disgrace. I believe it is not a disgrace, it is a tragedy for three reasons….
You can make a difference
Volunteers needed to save parts of buildings scheduled for demolition. Work day set for Saturday, June 17. Contact Pat Fowler at fowlerpatj@gmail.com
The arts — and history — aren’t dead
Nine historic figures from Columbia, Missouri’s past will come to life during four-minute monologues to be presented from 1 to 4 p.m. on May 29
Easy come, easy go?
The Columbia (Missouri) Municipal Power Plant has drained More Lake, where it once dumped coal ash. The ash will be taken to the landfill to resolve environmental concerns and fulfill regulations. The lake was built by E.C. More in the late 1800s.
The Blue Note and Ragtag/Uprise/Hitt Records buildings honored
This just in — the buildings that house The Blue Note, Ragtag Cinema, Uprise Bakery and Hitt Records will be honored with a new award. According to this Columbia Missourian March 28, 2017 article, Brent Gardner is creating Cornerstones to highlight downtown businesses and buildings. The article states that the building at 10 Hitt St….
Bull Pen Cafe set for salvage and demolition, looking for stories and help
Bull Pen Cafe salvage prior to demolition set for March 25, 2017
Mysterious lack of fanfare: Sigma Nu fraternity house at 710 S. College Ave. demolished
Part of the mission of this website is to mark the history — and the destruction of history — in Columbia in terms of its buildings. Mysteriously, there was little fanfare about the destruction of the 1915 Sigma Nu fraternity house at 710 S. College Ave. Here is a photo story published in the Columbia Missourian…
Another view of history
During the student protests against racist event in the fall of 2015, some people shook their head and privately wondered — and even some publicly asked — why were students and residents were so angry, so willing to react and protest. Perhaps one answer lies in Columbia’s history. This article published in the December 2016…
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