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Post-Dispatch photos: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Date: 1/21/2012 Album ID: 1400105
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Another view of the same exodus. (Arthur Witman/Post-Dispatch)
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The Rev. Owen Whitfield, an evicted sharecropper and a leader of the protest, became vice president of the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union. He, his wife and their 11 children had worked on a farm in Missouri's Bootheel. During the protests along the highways, Whitfield traveled to St. Louis and spoke on Jan. 22, 1939, at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers hall, 1722 Washington Avenue. About 600 people attended the meeting and contributed $100 for the sharecroppers by passing hats. (Post-Dispatch).
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Mabel Matze, one of the Quakers who moved to Cropperville to help, checks on the treatment of a skin ailment on a young residents. (Post-Dispatch)
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A video message urging former Walgreens pharmacy customers to make the switch to Dierbergs pharmacy plays near the Dierbergs dairy section of the Lemay Plaza location in south St. Louis County Wednesday Dec. 14, 2011. Express Scripts, one of leaders in pharmacological management industry, announced that Walgreens drug store will no longer be a participating provider in their network effective next month. Dierbergs stands to gain more customers from the fallout. We went from filling about 100 prescriptions a day to I can't tell you how many Walgreens transfers we do every day now, said pharmacy technician Sarah Rutherford, not pictured. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Cedric Wright will file charges for wrongful imprisonment against the city after he was arrested on charges against a different man. Despite a judge's order to release him, he spent 2 months in the city jail until the mistake was discovered. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Missouri Department of Transportation workers Jon Townsend (left) Randy Fountain (center) and Todd Bowles fasten the bottom piece of the sign honoring civil rights figure Rosa Parks on southbound Interstate 55 just past Interstate 270 Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. It was repaired after it was discovered spraypainted with the letters, KKK. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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(Clockwise from left) Brian Bonsall, Jamie Christian, Mark Williams, Mimi Maddox, Melanie Hicks and Mary Timmons, all new hires at Royal Canin pet food Manufacturer, work on an exercise during a nutritional training session on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The company has increased the number of sales representatives at its St. Charles headquarters and added office space to contain them. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Lauren Echstenkamper, a customer service representative at Royal Canin pet food manufacturer, plays with her dog, Gingko, at her desk on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The company has increased the number of call center reps at its St. Charles headquarters and added office space to contain them. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Wanda McKnight, a customer service representative at Royal Canin pet food manufacturer, speaks with a pet clinic about special feline diet needs at the St. Charles headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The company has increased the number of call center reps and added office space to contain them. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Katie Hartley, nutritional training manager at Royal Canin pet food manufacturer, shows a sample of a pet dietary item to a group of new employees on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The company has increased the number of sales representatives at its St. Charles headquarters and added office space to contain them. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Dwayne Jackson talks in the living room of his St. Louis home about the problems he had because he has the same name as another man with an outstanding warrant on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2012. Police officers have mistakenly arrested Jackson twice thinking he was the other man and both times he spent time in jail for a crime he never committed. Photo By David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Approximately 50 volunteers create bubbles on a hillside with about a half million daffodil bulbs on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, along I-64 near Compton Avenue in St. Louis. The volunteer effort, according to spokesperson Margaret Welch, celebrates 30 years of Operation Brightside. Volunteers will switch to the opposite side of the highway as they continue planting tomorrow and next week. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford elunsford@post-dispatch.com
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St. Louis firefighter Adam Thornberry extinguishes a fire on a school bus Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at the intersection of Mullanphy Street and Helen Street in north St. Louis. Twelve elementary school students were on board but escaped without any problems, said St. Louis Fire Capt. Dan Sutter. They were heading to Dewey Elementary and Wilkinson Early Childhood schools.The engine was completely destroyed by fire and the interior was covered with soot, along with melted and burned seats. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford elunsford@post-dispatch.com
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Left to right, Jane Wang, 18, Katherine Chen, 18, and Olivia Ding, 19, hold onto each other to keep their balance on the icy sidewalk as they make their way down Delmar Blvd. on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. It's frozen solid here, Wang said of the sidewalk. Photo by Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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An accident on southbound 170, south of the Delmar overpass, blocked a lane of traffic on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Many accidents were reported due to the icy road conditions. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for St. Louis beginning at 3 p.m. The advisory warned that a light freezing rain or drizzle may cause hazardous road conditions. Photo by Emily Rasinski, erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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William Curtis sketches airplanes used by the Tuskegee Airmen in the 1940's on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at his home in University City. Photo By Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
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William Curtis sketches airplanes used by the Tuskegee Airmen in the 1940's on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at his home in University City. Photo By Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
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A painting depicting Tuskegee Airmen, by artist William Curtis of University City, that is hung on Friday, January 13, 2012 at Scott Air Force Base. Photo By Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
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A painting depicting two Tuskegee Airmen shooting down an enemy destroyer, by artist William Curtis of University City, that is hung on Friday, January 13, 2012 at Scott Air Force Base. Photo By Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com
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New St. Louis Science Center President Bert Vescolani poses for a photo and talks about all the possibilities he sees for the center and the center's valuable partnerships with local science-based companies Wednesday Jan. 18, 2012. Photo by J.B. Forbes jforbes@post-dispatch.com
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