A photo of the 1946 鈥淔irst Baptist Convention Youths Day,鈥 taken at the First Baptist Church of Clayton, is placed across the street from where the church used to stand on South Brentwood Boulevard on Dec. 19, 2025. The church served a thriving Black neighborhood before being forced to move in the early 1960s after an听all-white board of aldermen rezoned the land for听commercial use.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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Ed Moncada, of Affton, listens as speakers discuss the importance of honoring those who lived in the Philippine Village during the 1904 World's Fair, during an April 18, 2025, plaque dedication at Concordia Park in Clayton. The Philippine Village was erected as a propaganda-driven exhibit to justify American colonialism in the Philippines.
Zachary Linhares, Post-Dispatch
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A photo of the 1946 鈥淔irst Baptist Convention Youths Day,鈥 taken at the First Baptist Church of Clayton, is placed across the street from where the church used to stand on South Brentwood Boulevard on Dec. 19, 2025. The church served a thriving Black neighborhood before being forced to move in the early 1960s after an听all-white board of aldermen rezoned the land for听commercial use.
Ed Moncada, of Affton, listens as speakers discuss the importance of honoring those who lived in the Philippine Village during the 1904 World's Fair, during an April 18, 2025, plaque dedication at Concordia Park in Clayton. The Philippine Village was erected as a propaganda-driven exhibit to justify American colonialism in the Philippines.
