Chambers Park
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Chambers Park is in St. Louis, Missouri. It includes athletic fields, an outdoor pool and other amenities. It was named for political activist and organizer Jordan W. Chambers.[1]
File:Telegram from Jordan W. Chambers of St. Louis, Director of the Negro Division, Democratic Campaign Committee 1940 Telegram from Jordan W. Chambers to U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt Chambers was an organizer for the Democrat Party. He owned Club Riviera.[1]
Jordan "Pop" Chambers (1896 - 1962) was a leading political figure in St. Louis' African American community for three decades.[2][3]
The park was dedicated in 1966 and is in the JeffVanDerLou neighborhood. It is 6.31 acres.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "View Park". stlouis-mo.gov.
- ↑ Jordan Chambers: Black Politician and Boss by Mary Welek published in The Journal of Negro History Vol. 57, No. 4 (Oct., 1972), pages 352-369
- ↑ Stein, Lana (July 27, 2002). "St. Louis Politics: The Triumph of Tradition". Missouri History Museum – via Google Books.
- ↑ http://www.stlouiscitytalk.com/posts/2013/07/chambers-park
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