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The collection includes two documents produced by the Committee to Defend J.B. Johnson in 1973. There is a three-page paper by Lorena Jeanne Tinker, “J.B. (Pike) Johnson: St. Louis Victim of Unequal Justice,” listing the discrepancies in the case against J.B. Johnson and four blank copies of the petition sent to Governor Bond.

Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of various biographical information, awards, professional certificates, and newspaper clippings relating to the life and accomplishments of Dr. John Hersel Gladney. It is arranged alphabetically and spans from 1947 to 2012. There are several date gaps, most significantly 1949-1955, 1957-1967, and 1976-1986. Biographical information for Dr. Gladney includes a curriculum vitae (CV), an unfinished memoir, and several...

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The Bishop Wyatt I. Greenlee Jr. celebration of life program, January 8, 2022, is titled “Heaven’s Doors Will Open for Bishop Wyatt I. Greenlee, Jr., 1954-2021.” The service was held at Trinity Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri. The program contains photographs, a biographical sketch, and the order of service for the funeral.

Scope and Contents 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...