Francis McIntosh Soil Collection Ceremony
RJCSTL will hold a Soil Collection Ceremony commemorating the lynching of Francis McIntosh in the vicinity of the site where Mr. McIntosh was lynched on April 28, 1836.
Prior to the ceremony, the soil will be collected from a garden area in the NW corner of the plaza, in the vicinity of the intersection where Mr. McIntosh was lynched.
The soil will be placed in three jars at the ceremony. One jar will become part of a Griot Museum exhibit, another will be sent to the Black Archives of Mid-America for its exhibit, and the third jar will be shipped to EJI.
When: April 30, 2022 9:00am
Where: Kiener Plaza, 500 Chestnut St, St. Louis, MO 63101.
The ceremony will be held in the northwest section of the plaza, near the fountain.
To learn more about the history of Francis McIntosh in St Louis, see RJCSTL’s page about those events.
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