I little bit of history repeating itself

The History Museum was awesome. While small, it is one of the nicer museums I've been to in terms of the quality of the galleries and exhibits. There are two permanent exhibits on the history of Missouri in general, and several galleries with special exhibits, one of which was closed for switching to a new exhibit.

Eyes of a Child, an exploration of growing up black in St Louis over the course of 40 years, is possibly the most touching presentation I've seen ever. The fight for Civil Rights is covered fairly well in the permanent exhibit, but it is made ever more personal and tragic through this display. If you can go through that and not be moved then there is something wrong with you.

Sidewalks claims to be closed due to the Eyes of a Child Exhibit, but much of it is still on display back behind the EOAC gallery. It is a very interesting collection of photographs of the city streets from the turn of the century up through the Depression, and provides insight into the only sort of history that is truly interesting: the daily lives of regular people.