Ellie Kemper Responds To The Veiled Prophet Ball Controversy

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Ellie Kemper Responds To The Veiled Prophet Ball Controversy
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) who traveled for miles before making St. Louis his home. The lore was said to be a means of boosting the morale of the city in the middle of a massive economic shift which saw St. Louis losing its position as a transportation and manufacturing hub to the bustling city of Chicago.

Does the ball have racist roots? Like so much of this country's corrupt history, it's likely; St. Louis has a, and people of color weren’t even allowed to join the Veiled Prophet Organization until the late 1970s. However, more obviously, the Veiled Prophet Ball was a symbol of white privilege and elitism, celebrated solely by the city's wealthy, white one percent.

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