When the Missouri General Assembly established The Missouri Commission on Human Rights in 1957, the commission’s sole focus was racial discrimination. Now, however, the Commission investigates complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, and places of public accommodations related to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, and disability. Based upon content from the Missouri State Archives, …
An up-and-coming 21-year-old singer named Elvis Presley was scheduled to perform at the Shrine Mosque in downtown Springfield on this date 67 years ago. Nothing seemed amiss at the quick sound check, but as showtime neared, the young singing sensation was M.I.A. He was eventually found at the nearby Gillioz Theater, watching a Glenn Ford …
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