Building Progressive Social Movements in St. Louis, 1960–1980: A Symposium
Name:
Building Progressive Social Movements in St. Louis, 1960–1980: A Symposium
Date:
April 14, 2023
Time:
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM CDT
Event Description:
On Friday, April 14, 2023, from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m., a public symposium will be held marking the recent release of Left in the Midwest: St. Louis Progressive Activism in the 1960s and 1970s (University of Missouri Press). The volume is a first-of-its-kind anthology exploring the exceptional range of progressive social activism that took shape in 1960s–70s St. Louis. Bringing together four of the volume’s chapter authors and four organizers active in the era’s movement work, the event will offer innovative scholarship and vibrant first-hand accounts of a dynamic chapter of St. Louis history.