‘Target: STL (Vol. 1)’ Screening and Panel

Free and open to all: Screening of the documentary Target: STL (VOL. 1) and discussion featuring director Damien Smith, Ben Phillips and Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor. Target: STL (VOL. 1) tells the story of how the U. S. military conducted secret chemical testing on citizens of St. Louis’ Northside. Told through the eyes of the survivors who bravely share their experiences of being unwitting test subjects. Long before the current scandal of lead poisoning of the water supply of Flint, Michigan, the U.S. Army conducted secret experiments on unknowing residents of northern St. Louis using toxic chemicals. The predominantly African American residents of northern St. Louis are the focus of this film.Target: STL (VOL. 1) shares their disturbing story of how these Cold War experiments occurred and the film examines the actions of the U.S. military that extended beyond the guarantees of public safety promised to U.S. citizens by the Constitution.

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Presented by Memory for the Future, a studiolab at WashU focused on reparative public memory work.

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