Missouri

Misha Milan Marshall is currently a registered medical assistant at Affinia Healthcare where she loves caring for all her pediatric patients, from newborns to adolescents. Marshall has worked in...

Uma Paithankar is a rising junior at Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in genomics and computational biology with a minor in computer science. On campus, she is a founder and co-president...

Leanne Tippett Mosby is pursuing a master's in journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia. She came to the university after a 22-year career with the Missouri Department...

Emily Gross is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, where she majored in political science and Jewish, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. She graduated with honors and received the first...

Sara Shipley Hiles is an associate professor and teaches writing and online journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism. Her areas of interest include environmental, science, and health reporting...

Kim Daniel has been the subject of several Pulitzer Center-supported stories that have appeared on St. Louis Public Radio as part of Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson's 63106 Project. Daniel currently...

Elle Moxley covers education for KCUR. You can reach her on Twitter @ellemoxley.

Sarah Fenske joined St. Louis Public Radio as host of St. Louis on the Air in July 2019. Before that, she spent 20 years in newspapers, working as a reporter, columnist, and editor in Cleveland...

Bob Smietana is an award-winning religion reporter and editor who has spent two decades producing breaking news, data journalism, investigative reporting, profiles, and features for magazines...

Ryan Delaney is a reporter for St. Louis Public Radio, covering both higher education and the many school districts in the St. Louis region. He regularly contributes to national programming, including...

This resource includes quotes, key terms/names/historical events, and guiding questions for many of the 30+ essays and creative works that compose "The 1857 Project."

Christina Sneed
Guest Contributor