st. louis and gary kennedy, his grandmother katherine had escaped from the riot on a raft, let a ceremony in downtown east st. louis to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the tragedy. several hundred people from st. louis and eight -- and east st. louis including survivors and their descendents joined the commemoration. he said he wanted to honor both races and to encourage unity and healing. he also spoke of his father, who after a long struggle with poverty, at one point he made the street,oxing on became the president of a local textile union and in 1962, as st. louis alderman. the following year, his son, was elected to succeed him. still annedy is alderman. on broadway between seventh and eighth streets, a black policeman saw the fires. he and his wife were in their 30's with no children. he had come home at noon to be with her. he told her to leave but she refused. white men had fired into the building several times. the nelsons were sitting on the floor in the middle room of their flat keeping away from the windows. about 7:00, a white man's through a -- a white man through a brick into the window

st. louis whose grandmother catherine and salmon harvested from the 1917 right on a raft with a ceremony in downtown east st. louis to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the tragedy. several hundred people including survivors of the right and their descendants joined the commemoration. gary kennedy wanted to honor the people of both races who perished in the private and to encourage unity. he spoke of his brother, who after a long struggle with poverty, at one point made his the in boxing, became the president of a local textile union ended 1962, a st. louis alderman. he served until is death in 1988. the following year, his son was elected to succeed him. he is still on the board of aldermen. on broadway between seventh and eighth street black policeman saw the fire moving eastward toward the two-story frame house where he and his wife lived. they were in their '30's. he had come home at noon to be with her. he told her to leave and go to st. louis. if he was going to stay, so was she. white men fired into the building several times and the nelsons were sitting on the floor in the middle room of their