Resource class Url Title Creator Subject Format Relation Rights Date Created Is Part Of Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Timeline Date Timeline Title https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4354 Organization for Black Struggle Newsletter, December 1981 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Publication Paper Newsletter 8 x 11 inches Text https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Statement December, 1981 St. Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4500 National Day Against Police Brutality, 1998 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality | Saint Louis Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID #: S1240-0717 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement October 22, 1998 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4502 National Day Against Police Brutality, 1998 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Saint Louis Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID #: S1240-0707 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement October 22, 1998 Saint Louis https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4504 National Day Against Police Brutality, 1998 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Saint Louis Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID #: S1240-0708 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Right Statement October 22, 1998 Saint Louis https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4506 Marilyn Banks Rally, 1983 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f56-0558 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement July 1983 Timeline Saint Louis 1983 Marilyn Banks Murder https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4508 Marilyn Banks Rally, 1983 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f56-0556 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement July 1983 Saint Louis 1983 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4510 Marilyn Banks Rally, 1983 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle | Protests | Police Brutality Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f56-0555 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement July 1983 Saint Louis 1983 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4512 Behind These Walls News Bulletin, April 1987 Freedom Fighters Inside the Missouri State Penitentiary Prisoner Advocacy | Organization For Black Struggle News Bulletin Text https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization For Black Struggle April 1987 Missouri 1987 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4514 The Black United Front Anti-Apartheid Rally, 1985 Organization for Black Struggle Free South Africa Movement | Black United Front | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f46-0429 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement 1985 St. Louis, Missouri 1985 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4516 The Black United Front Anti-Apartheid Rally,1985 Organization for Black Struggle Free South Africa Movement | Black United Front | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Stuggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f46-0435 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement 1985 St. Louis, Missouri 1985 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4518 CAPCR Event for Marilyn Banks Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | The Organization for Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org The Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f48-0453 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement 1984 St. Louis, Missouri 1984 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4520 CAPCR Marilyn Banks Event Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization For Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum. The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f48-0450 1984 St. Louis, Missouri 1984 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4522 Joseph Ferrario Trial, 1984 Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Joseph Ferrario | Organization For Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f53-0495 March, 1984 Kansas City, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4524 Joseph Ferrario Trial, 1984 Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Joseph Ferrario | Organization For Black Struggle | Marilyn Banks Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum | 4522 The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f53-0499 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement March, 1984 Timeline Kansas City, Missouri 1984-03 Ferrario Trial Moved https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4526 Youth Council for Positive Development and the Organization for Black Struggle 45th Commemorative Edition, Part 1, 2025 Organization for Black Struggle Youth Council for Positive Development | Organization For Black Struggle Publication https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum | 4528 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2025 St. Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4528 Youth Council for Positive Development and the Organization for Black Struggle 45th Commemorative Edition, Part 2, 2025 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Youth Council for Positive Development Publication https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/obs-archive-curriculum/page/welcome-to-the-obs-archive-curriculum OBS Archive Curriculum. | 4526 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 2025 S. Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4545 Ellen Reasonover Homecoming Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1999 Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4547 Ellen Reasonover Wrongful Conviction Campaign Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1996 Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4549 Benefit Concert for Ellen Reasonover Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Missouri Organization for Black Struggle https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4550 BOLO Notice for Joseph Ferrario Organization for Black Struggle Joseph Ferrario | Marilyn Banks | Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1983 Saint Louis, Missouri 1983 Ferrario Indicted https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4552 A Decade of Struggle - Forward Still, 1980-1990 Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Publication Publication https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1991 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4554 OBS: 1980-2000, 20 Years of Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle | Publication Publication https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Stuggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2002 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4556 Ellen Reasonover Freed Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Wrongful Conviction | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1999 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4558 Demonstration for Ellen Reasonover Organization for Black Struggle Ellen Reasonover | Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4554 Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1990 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4560 Death Penalty Protest, 1999 Organization for Black Struggle Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Death Penalty | Protests | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1999 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4562 Tacuma Harden, Reading 1, July 8, 2026 Jamala Rogers Organization for Black Struggle Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Tacuma Harden | Organization for Black Struggle Video - mp4 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike July 8, 2026 Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4564 Tacuma Harden, Reading 2, July 8, 2026 Jamala Rogers Organization for Black Struggle Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) | Tacuma Harden | Organization for Black Struggle Video - mp4 https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike July 8, 2026 Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4572 Civilian Review Board Established St. Louis American - Rebecca Rivas St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Cristina Fletes-Boutte Civilian Review Board | Organization of Black Struggle Newspapers https://obs-stl.org Organization of Black Struggle Newpapers.com April 15, 2015 April 26, 2015 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2015-04-15 Civilian Review Board Established https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4575 National Day Against Police Brutality Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Photograph https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4526 | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | 4504 | 4502 | 4500 Organization of Black Struggle October 22, 1998 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1998-10-22 National Day Against Police Brutality https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4577 Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression Forms in 1983 Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) | Police Brutality | Local Control | Organization for Black Struggle Logo https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression (CAPCR) 1983 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1983 1983-08 Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression Formed https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4579 CAPCR Launches Boycott on Tourism, 2003 Organization for Black Struggle. AMKA Rise Up! Fall 2003 Volume 22 No. 2 AMKA Rise Up! Spring 2003 Volume 22 No. 1 Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Police Brutality | Protests Newsletters https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | 4636 Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2003 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2003 CAPCR Launches Boycott on Tourism https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4583 Grand Jury Weighing Shooting by Officer, 1983 BOLO of Joseph Ferrario: Organization for Black Struggle Image of Dorothy William: newspaper.com Image of Dorothy William and Newspaper Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch, Tommy Robertson Marilyn Banks | Joseph Ferrario | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer Newspaper obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4550 BOLO of Joseph Ferrario: Organization for Black Struggle Image of Dorothy William: newspaper.com August 25. 1983 Timeline Saint Louis. Missouri 1983 1983-09 Ferrario Indicted https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4585 Marilyn Banks Settlement, 1984 Organization for Black Struggle Marilyn Banks | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Newsletter https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | 4526 St. Louis Post Dispatch Organization for Black Struggle 1984 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1984 1984-06 Marilyn Banks Settlement https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4588 Mayor Slay Signs Executive Order 48, 2013 City of St. Louis Photo by UPI/Bill Greenblatt Local Control | Executive Order 48 | Organization for Black Struggle | Mayor Francis Slay Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/archives/newsgram/city-regains-control-of-metropolitan-police-dept.cfm City of St. Louis Archives September, 2013 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2013-09 Return of Control https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4590 First Pamoja Session, October 1992 Organization for Black Struggle OBS Newsletter, Winter 1992-93 Pamoja Sessions | Organization for Black Struggle Newsletter https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1992-93 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4592 Missouri State Representative Recognizes the Contributions of OBS at 10th Anniversary Celebration Organization for Black Struggle Argus - Bob Williams Local Power | Organization for Black Struggle | OBS 10th Anniversary | Rep. Charles Troupe Photocopy of Newspaper Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle The State Historical Society of Missouri-St. Louis Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike ID # S1240-f14-086 | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ SHSMO Rights Statement January, 1995 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4594 St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Under Control of a State Board, 2025 Missouri Independent: Rudi Keller STLPR: Rachel Lippmann Local Control | Organization for Black Struggle Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://missouriindependent.com/2025/03/26/gov-mike-kehoe-signs-bill-to-put-st-louis-police-under-state-control/ Missouri Independent March 26, 2025 Timeline Missouri 2025-03 State Takes Control of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4596 ArchCity Defenders Challenges State Takeover of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 2025 ArchCity Defenders Z Gorley, Director of Communications, ArchCity Defenders | St. Louis American Local Control | ArchCity Defenders | Organization for Black Struggle Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.archcitydefenders.org ArchCity Defenders Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike June, 2025 Image: May, 2026 Timeline Missouri 2025-06 ArchCity Defenders Files Challenge to Missouri’s Takeover of St. Louis Police https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4598 CAPCR Disband the Coalition Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 1988 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1988 CAPCR Disband the Coalition https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4599 OBS and Police Brutality Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle | Local Control Organization for Black Struggle. https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 1993 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1993 OBS and Police Brutality https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4601 CAPCR Introduces Legislation Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Alderman Terry Kennedy https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) 2000 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2000 CAPCR Introduces Legislation https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4602 Investigative Panel Proposal St. Louis Post-Dispatch: John Chasnoff, Samuel Walker Illustrator: Tim Brinton Local Control | Alderman Terry Kennedy | Organization for Black Struggle | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) 2002 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2002 Investigative Panel Proposal https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4603 Mayor Slay Rejects Civilian Oversight Board Bill Local Control | Mayor Francis Slay | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle March 2006 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2006-03 Mayor Slay Rejects Civilian Oversight Board Bill https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4604 Ferrario Police Board Hearing and Dismissal St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Tommy Robertson Photo Credit: Odell Mitchell Jr. Marilyn Banks | Joseph Ferrario | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle 1983 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1983-08 Ferrario Police Board Hearing and Dismissal https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4606 Press Release on Ellen Reasonover Case Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle June 18, 1990 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4608 PSA for "Justice for Ellen Reasonover Week" Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle March 19, 1990 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4610 Press Release on Rentz Correctional Center Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle August 28, 1990 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4612 Letter to Talk Show Hosts Regarding Ellen Reasonover Organization for Black Struggle Letter https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle March 21, 1990 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4614 Letter to a Friend of Ellen Ellen Reasonover Support Committee Letter July 16, 1999 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4617 Reformation of CAPCR after Garland Carter Murder Police Brutality | Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) January, 1996 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 1996-01 Reformation of CAPCR after Garland Carter Murder https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4618 Reform Racial Profiling Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Legislation https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | 4526 Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2019 Timeline Missouri 2019 Reforming Racial Profiling https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4619 CAPCR Rallies Local Organizations Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | https://obs-stl.org The Organization for Black Struggle 2005 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2005 CAPCR Unites Local Organizations https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4620 Know Your Rights Workshops Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle August 2017 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2017-08 Know Your Rights Workshops https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4622 "Jammin' in July" Event Flyer Ellen Reasonover Support Committee Flyer July 1998 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4624 Defund the Police Jia Lian Yang - St. Louis Public Radio (Photo and Host Podcast) Lauren Brown - St. Louis Public Radio (Co-Host and Producer) Defund the Police | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle Podcast and Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) Organization for Black Struggle St. Louis Public Radio 2020 Timeline Saint Louis, Missouri 2020 Defund the Police https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4626 Exonerees Griffin, Reasonover, and Amrine Organization for Black Struggle 4526 | https://obs-stl.org/ Organization for Black Struggle 2017 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4628 Congress of Afrikan People 1975, Community Forum Congress of Afrikan People Police Brutality | Congress of Afrikan People | Organization for Black Struggle Flyer https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle Organization for Black Struggle Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike March 11, 1975 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4630 Restaurant Shootings Memorial St. Louis American Photos Credit: Wiley Price Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Clipping https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American June 13-19, 2002 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4632 St. Louis Police Involved in Reckless Shooting Incident, 2004 St. Louis American Phot Credit: Maurice Meredith Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Clipping https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American April 8-14, 2004 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4634 Demand for Local Control of St. Louis Police Department: Senate Bill 785 John Chasnoff Local Control | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle | Legislation Web Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/police-control-must-be-closer-to-the-people/ St. Louis American January, 2008 Timeline Missouri 2008-01 Demand for Local Control of St. Louis Police Department: Senate Bill 785 https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4636 CAPCR Activists Call for Boycott Ishmael-Lateef Ahmad Photo Credit: Wiley Price Local Control | Police Brutality | Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) | Organization for Black Struggle News Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle | https://www.facebook.com/CAPCRstl/ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) https://www.stlamerican.com St. Louis American October, 2002 Saint Louis, Missouri https://mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/the-building-of-a-black-radical-grassroots-organization/item/4640 Policeman Has Shot 11 People in His 24-Year Career William C. Lhotka St. Louis Post-Dispatch Police Brutality | Organization for Black Struggle Newspaper Article https://obs-stl.org Organization for Black Struggle William C. 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