In 1939, a ship named for this city carrying Jewish refugees from Germany was denied from landing in the US in the so-called “Voyage of the Damned.” Cases arising from Detroit and this city resulted in racially restrictive covenants being struck down under the Equal Protection Clause. Harold Bixby, a businessman from this city, sponsored an object built in San Diego but named for this city that was later used to win the Orteig Prize. Shelley v. Kraemer originated in this city, which preserved the Old Courthouse where the Dred Scott trial was first heard as part of an “expansion memorial.” Charles Lindbergh named his Atlantic-crossing aircraft for the “Spirit of” this city. For 10 points, name this Midwestern city home to the Gateway Arch. ■END■
ANSWER: St. Louis [accept The Spirit of St. Louis; accept MS St. Louis]
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