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Explore individual items gathered for collections and exhibits centered around particular themes, people, places, or events.

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  Alice Windom

  March 30, 1936 - Feb. 10, 2022 Alice M. Windom was a distinguished community organizer, activist, scholar, historian, educator, and “Daughter of Africa.” Her social, political, and humanitarian impact was far-reaching, from her roots in St. Louis to her work across African countries.
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  Different sectors of North American society urge U.S. Government to request Cuban doctors and Interferon

  Historic People's Appeal Calling For Cuban Medical Personnel To Help Eradicate COVID-19/SARS-COV-2 on US Soil. Endorsed by many, including : The Honorable Alice Windom 1st Wave Of African Americans Repatriates To Ghana St Louis, Missouri
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  Alice Windom Memorial Slideshow, 2022
• A Change of Perspective on Women: Malcolm X

  "Malcolm’s collaborations with these women demonstrate their importance to shaping his radical political trajectory. Women such as Vicki Garvin; his mother, Louise Little; his wife, Betty Shabazz; and Queen Mother Audley Moore, a preeminent figure in twentieth century black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and Communism, played a crucial role in helping Malcolm develop a theory of black self-determination, Pan-Africanism, and internationalism. These women served as his teachers and collaborators. They were also critical in keeping his legacy alive following his assassination in February 1965." "Malcolm’s gender politics were still evolving. But they had come a long ways in a short period of time due in no small part to his encounters with African and Middle Eastern women, and exchanges with US black women radicals such as Vicki Garvin, Queen Mother Moore, Maya Angelou, Alice Windom, and Shirley Graham Du Bois."
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  Religious Heretic, Political Prophet: Malcolm X, Democracy, and Abolition Ethics

  ...of racial inequality in the United States and abroad, he was engaged in serious conversations with thinkers such as Shirley Graham Du Bois, Maya Angelou, Vicki Garvin, Alice Windom , and Queen Mother Moore—all of whom were involved in pan-Africanism and women's rights long before Malcolm X expressed a serious interest...
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  Alice Windom on Maya Angelou, 2014

  Ms. Alice Windom interview, June 6, 2014, following the death of Maya Angelou. Interviewed at the home of Ms. Freida Wheaton, the owner and founder of Salon 53, a Private Residential Art Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri. Uploaded by Abena Bentil on behalf of Ms. Freida Wheaton.
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  A tribute to Alice Windom ‘Embodiment of Black love, African cultural heritage,' 2022

  Tribute to community leader Alice Windom.
• Windom, Alice. “An Account by Sister Alice Windom of Malcolm X’s Visit to Ghana in 1964.”
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  From Freedom to Freedomways: Black Women Radicals and the Black Freedom Movement in the 1960s and 1970s" In Radicalism at the Crossroads: African American Women Activists in the Cold War

  “The possibility of reconnecting with allies from her New York community clearly fueled Garvin’s attraction to Ghana, and she soon decided to stay on in Accra. Garvin settled into sharing a house with two other single African American women, Alice Windom and Maya (Angelou) Make. All three women could be counted among the group of African American expatriates with a history of association with the U.S. black left. These activists, generally in their thirties and forties, became known in Ghana as the “politicals” of the Afro-American set.”
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  Uniting the African Family: Monuments, Tourism, Development, and Neoliberalism in Ghana – Historic African Diaspora Relations

  "...their respective countries. For instance, in addition to St. Clair Drake, C. L. R. James, Julian Mayfield, Bill Sutherland, Robert Lee, Maya Angelou, W. Alphaeus Hunton, Alice Windom , Shirley Graham Du Bois, Sylvia Boone, and others, Gaines indicates that: From the early 1950s until 1966, a number of prominent African..."
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  If You’re In A Country That’s Progressive, The Women Is Progressive’: Black Women Radicals And The Making Of The Politics And Legacy Of Malcolm X

  Essay on the importance of women on the intellectual and political development and legacy of Malcolm X. Black women radicals and political leaders include Vicki Garvin, Louise Little, Betty Shabazz, Queen Mother Audley Moore, Maya Angelou, and Alice Windom. “The impact of black women radicals in shaping the life and legacy of Malcolm X constitutes one of the most significant gaps in the study of this key figure of the post-World War II Black Freedom Movement. For the most part, the biographies of Malcolm X have either neglected or marginalized— and even plagiarized—the voices of revolutionary women who were formative in the radicalization of Malcolm X and critical in keeping his legacy alive.”
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  "4 Area Girls Finish from Central State," 1957

  Newspaper commemoration of four St. Louis area scholars graduating from Central State College in 1957. Alice Mary Windom graduates with the highest Gold Cord honors with a B.A. in Social Welfare. While attending Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio, she was a representative, secretary, and vice-president of the Student Council, and vice-president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was also a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Mu Scholastic Honors Society, Pig Chums, YWCA, NAACP, and Los Amigos. Also honored are Ruth Helen Mattews, Sylvia Jean Edwards, and Izona V. Vaughn. Image: Left to right: Izona Vaughn, Sylvia Edwards, Ruth Matthews, Alice Windom
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  Top Central State Scholars 1955

  Newspaper announcement commemorating Top Central State Scholars 1955 attending Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio. Honored were LaVerne Brooks, Marcia Flowers, Alice Windom, Taylor Perry, Gloria Northrop, Canton McKinley, and Fillmore Freeman.
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  “Sense of Lost Opportunity Lingers Over King Holiday,” 1993

  Newspaper article examining the impact of Martin Luther King's legacy. Alice Windom is among several people interviewed. She expresses her concerns over institutionalized racism and apathy within the Black community.
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  “Africa Is In Her Heart,” 1992

  Alice Windom speaks about her commitment to African culture and her membership in the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s Global Affairs Committee and the national Association of Black Social Workers.
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  "Malcolm X, Forcing People to Think," 1992

  Alice Windom, coordinator for the Bush Center for Law, Policy, and Social Change at the University of Missouri, St. Louis spoke of the influence Malcolm X had on her life and her experiences meeting with him in while she lived in West Africa.
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  "Panelist to Discuss U.S. Racial Diversity," 1992

  Announcement of a panel discussion on racial diversity in the United States with an emphasis on implications for schools. Alice Windom spoke as a lecturer at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
• Tom Feelings Papers, 1919 -2006

  Tom Feelings was an internationally known artist, children’s book illustrator, educator, and activist. The Tom Feeling papers contains papers that relate to his art and writing, both published and unpublished. Correspondence with Alice Windom can be found in Correspondence >> Personal >> Windom, Alice and Subject files >> Individuals and organizations >> Malcolm X Access to materials is restricted. Request an in-person research appointment.
• Maya Angelou Papers, 1927 - 2009

  Collection consists of original manuscripts, computer generated typescripts, proofs of published work, personal correspondence, and personal files. Correspondence with Alice Windom can be found in Correspondence >> Personal >> Windom, Alice and Personal Files >> Biographical >> Ghana reunion Access to materials is restricted. Request an in-person research appointment.
• Preston Wilcox Papers, 1940-2005

  Personal and professional papers, writing, office files, and other printed matter documenting Preston Wilcox’s career as an educator and community organizer. Correspondence with Alice Windom can be found in Correspondence >> Windom, Alice. Access to materials is restricted. Request an in-person research appointment.
• Julian Mayfield Papers, 1928-1984

  The collection documents Julian Mayfield’s career as a writer, educator, actor, and his activities as a political expatriate in West Africa and Guyana. Correspondence with Alice Windom can be found in General correspondence >> Alphabetical >> Windom, Alice. Access to materials is restricted. Request an in-person research appointment.
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  “Many Gains of ‘60s Slipping Away,” 1988

  October 30, 1988, St. Louis Post-Dispatch article on declining opportunities for Blacks in the American economy. Alice Windom is among many interviewed for the 2-page article.
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  “Mayor Accused of Trying to Demean Blacks,” 1983

  Report on dispute with Mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl and St. Louis Black leaders surrounding issues with the St Louis Housing Authority. Margret Bush Wilson, national chair of the NAACP, James A DeClue president of St Louis NAACP local chapter were among 10 black leader who submitted a letter to Mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl accusing the mayor of undermining and discrediting the St Louis Housing Authority. Also signing the letter were Pearlie I. Evans, James E. Terry, Stephen Clark, Micheal Williams, Charles R. McIntosh, Alice Windom, Neshy Moore and James Gardner.
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  “St. Louis woman offers reflections as a living example of black history,” 1998

  Reflection on Grace Hill Neighborhood Services’ 1998 Black History Month observance at the Murphy Blair Senior Center, 1220 Warren Street, St. Louis, MO. Alice Windom of the Public Policy Research Center of the University of Missouri, St. Louis delivers a history lecture as a guest speaker at the event.
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  "Historian will discuss African legacy in Mexico," 1998

  Announcement of a lecture by Alice Windom on the African legacy in Mexico.