A St. Louis anti-vaxxer was arrested, strapped down by four men, and vaccinated after trying to convince Blacks from the South not to take the vaccine

The article is from the St. Louis Dispatch, August 6, 1923.

Thanks to historian Andrew Wehrman for bringing this to my attention. Here is his Twitter commentary:

In 1923, St. Louis ordered that rail passengers from the South (including Black people moving north in the Great Migration) show proof of vaccination for smallpox or be vaccinated by health officials. 2/5
— Andrew Wehrman (@ProfWehrman) February 11, 2022

After being ordered to desist, Anderson resisted arrest, and was taken to prison. City ordinance required the vaccination of prisoners, so Anderson was forced to be vaccinated. 4/5
— Andrew Wehrman (@ProfWehrman) February 11, 2022