Downtown West in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dr. Henry Givens Jr.

Born February 17, 1933

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Dr. Henry Givens Jr. Marker

Inscription. Dr. Henry Givens Jr. was born in St. Louis and graduated from Sumner High and Lincoln University-MO. He was the 1st black to serve as Missouri's Assistant Commissioner of Education. He served as interim president of Lincoln University and became the 1st Black President of Harris Stowe State College.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.

Location. 38° 38.204′ N, 90° 12.469′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. It is on Doctor Martin Luther King Drive (Missouri Route D) west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2012 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Saint Louis MO 63106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

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finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clarence Harmon (here, next to this marker); Annie Turnbo Pope Malone (here, next to this marker); Gwen B. Giles (here, next to this marker); Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club (here, next to this marker); Sherman George (here, next to this marker); Judge Theodore McMillian (here, next to this marker); Gregory Freeman (here, next to this marker); Vitilas "Vito" Reid (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

2. Dr. Henry Givens Jr. Marker

Marker is a sidewalk plaque with several others (outside Hopewell Center)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Dr. Henry Givens Jr. Marker

Sidewalk plaques are outside the Hopewell Center, formerly the Gateway Community Foundation building

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.