The self-taught artist Abraham Lincoln Walker worked in his basement on phantasmagorical paintings, discovered by the art world more than 30 years after his death.

February is Black History Month, and St. Louis is dedicated to preserving and sharing stories of African Americans who helped shape our city and nation.

The Karpeles Manuscript Library has locations around the country but has only experienced fires in St. Louis. "It's just so bizarre," a museum official said.