Young man of color named Johnson struck it big in the Klondike; Saved kindly Hannibal tailor from fo
This illustration was published in the July 23, 1897, edition of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The nation was abuzz in...
King Tanner: Hannibal man of color fought for the Union during Civil War
Cutline: King Tanner’s tombstone in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas. Photo on Find A Grave posted by Steve McCray. MARY LOU...
Patriotic brothers
Louis Bright of Hannibal, right, is pictured in uniform with his two brothers, Ora Hart, left, and Wallace Dixon, center. Ora served in...
Honoring war veterans
George Deason took this July 1985 photo of the Clarence Woodson American Legion Post 155 color guard marching in the Fourth of July...
Discover who lived and worked in the now extinct 1700 block of Market St.
This photo shows the 1700 block of Market Street, which was located directly across the street from Levering Hospital. The row of...
2013: Daniel Quarles' descendant retraces former slave's steps: 'I wonder what stories t
Author: Mary Lou Montgomery Originally published in the Hannibal Courier-Post Sept. 21, 2013 Black soil, sifting through his fingertips,...
1975: With only the streets to run in, Coach O.E. Estill built winners
OE Estill July 21, 1975 Sandy Luiperspeck Courier-Post Women’s Editor When O.E. Estill began his teaching career in 1927 at Douglass...
A few moments of reflection
Friday, Sept. 25, God crossed my path with Rev. Faye Vaughn's path, the two of us meeting for a 20-minute Jesus moment. I've known Faye...
Meet Alf. Doolin, circa 1875
Any resident of the Fifth ward who does not know Alf. Doolin is not posted on local celebrities of color. Alf. Doolin is a civil rights...
Former slave tells of her heritage during court testimony in Hannibal, Mo., in 1894
​ 1854, City of Hannibal map, adapted from the original map by Dave Thomson 2004. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Mary Cook was but nine years old...