The six scrapbooks in this collection contain newspaper clippings, programs, and handbills collected and mounted by Charles Turner, which reflect his interest in the status and affairs of African Americans in the St. Louis region and across the nation. The scrapbooks all contain overlapping dates and items from assorted sources. Some of the dominant themes in the scrapbooks include lynching, African American Republicans, the A.M.E. Church, Booker T. Washington, fraternal orders (especially the Colored Knights of Pythias), the prize fighter Jack Johnson, Sumner High School, segregation, and Black soldiers in World War I. The scrapbooks also contain concert and dance notices and programs. The collection also includes a book, A Brief Report of the Meeting Commemorative of the Early Saint Louis Movement in Philosophy, Psychology, Literature, Art, and Education and Centennial Appendix Illustrated, with a note on the title page that reads, “Compliments of D.H. Harris.” Copies of this book may also be found in the Missouri Historical Society Library. The book is filed in Box 1. This collection was formerly known as the Saint Louis African American Newsclippings Collection. Researchers should be aware that items found in this collection contain outdated and offensive racist language and images.