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Lee Drake

When: Sun., Sept. 9, 2-3:30 p.m. 2018

Lee Drake, author of Firebell in the Night, will discuss the history of blacks in St. Louis since its inception and founding. They were citizens of St. Louis with their own culture and society. There were ordinary folks and those of the black aristocracy. A project that was only to be an essay turned into A Firebell in the Night.

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Kirkwood Public Library

140 E. Jefferson, St. Louis Kirkwood

314-821-5770

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