The story of the ROTC fires continues as producers Jeremy Slaten and Alan Zhou recount the tumultuous end of the 1969-1970 school year.
The Secret History of WashU continues as Jeremy Slaten and Alan Zhou explore the history of the Vietnam War protests and the ROTC fires of 1970. This first part covers an introduction to protests on campus as well as the mystery behind the February 1970 in which the Army ROTC building was burned.
St. Louis has a thriving underground crime scene composed of no ordinary thieves. People come to the city to steal the bricks that make up many of the city’s buildings.
Throughout the past two years, fires have demolished almost 400 vacant brick houses throughout the north side of St. Louis. Politicians and officials in St. Louis assert that this is no coincidence, pointing fingers at these brick thieves.
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