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This undated Missouri Division of Tourism ad shows Ashley Santana, a St. Louis-based actress, model and soprano playing a character named Mo for a campaign released March 15, 2021. Nearly four years after the NAACP warned travelers that their civil rights may not be respected if they visit the state, a Black woman has become the face of Missouri’s tourism campaign. (Missouri Division of Tourism via AP).

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