Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Dick Gregory
Born October 12, 1932
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Dick Gregory Marker
Inscription.
Dick Gregory. Born October 12, 1932. Born in St. Louis, Dick Gregory grew up at 1803 N. Taylor Ave. shining shoes to help feed his family. At Sumner High School, he led a march against conditions at segregated schools and set a state record in track. As a star comedian in the early 1960s, he used biting racial satire and shunned the stereotypes of early black comics. Prompted by Martin Luther King, Jr., he became a civil rights and anti-war leader, running for president in 1968 and fasting for human rights both here and abroad. Bringing wit and dedication to countless causes for decades, Dick Gregory started the "Campaign for Human Dignity" in 1992 to fight crime in St. Louis neighborhoods.
Born in St. Louis, Dick Gregory grew up at 1803 N. Taylor Ave. shining shoes to help feed his family. At Sumner High School, he led a march against conditions at segregated schools and set a state record in track. As a star comedian in the early 1960s, he used biting racial satire and shunned the stereotypes of early black comics. Prompted by Martin Luther King, Jr., he became a civil rights and anti-war leader, running for president in 1968 and fasting for human rights both here and abroad. Bringing wit and dedication to countless causes for decades, Dick Gregory started the "Campaign for Human Dignity" in 1992 to fight crime in St. Louis neighborhoods.
Location. 38° 39.368′ N, 90° 18.342′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6605 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peter Raven (here, next to this marker); Theodore Link (a few steps from this marker); Carl & Gerty Cori (a few steps from this marker); A.E. Hotchner (a few steps from this marker); Charles Eames (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Townsend (within shouting distance of this marker); Agnes Moorehead (within shouting distance of this marker); Lou Brock (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.
Peace and Freedom Party (courtesy of the Library of Congress), 1969
2. Dick Gregory: Needed [Public citizen #1 -president of the United States in exile,inaugurated 3-4-69]
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 15, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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