/tags/dred-scott Dred Scott en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-09-03/exhibits-about-slavery-in-st-louis-and-the-enslaved-who-fought-it-are-on-display-downtown Two archival exhibits to help St. Louisans better understand the city’s role in slavery are coming to the Civil Courts building in downtown St. Louis beginning Tuesday. People can learn about the city’s racist past through historical artifacts, stories from the enslaved and lesser-known freedom suits court pleadings. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-09-03/exhibits-about-slavery-in-st-louis-and-the-enslaved-who-fought-it-are-on-display-downtown Andrea Y. Henderson /culture-history/2024-06-13/st-louis-historic-slave-pen-markers-cardinals-busch-stadium After a push in recent years from advocates and state legislators, the St. Louis Cardinals signaled they're open to placing markers at the Lynch slave pen site among others in the area. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-06-13/st-louis-historic-slave-pen-markers-cardinals-busch-stadium William 'Rocky' Kistner /culture-history/2023-09-29/dred-scotts-great-great-granddaughter-erects-new-monument-fitting-of-his-legacy Dred Scott, the enslaved man whose case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, is getting a new memorial monument. The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation is dedicating the monument in his honor on Saturday at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-09-29/dred-scotts-great-great-granddaughter-erects-new-monument-fitting-of-his-legacy Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /culture-history/2022-10-19/st-louis-gives-restored-historical-papers-to-descendant-of-dred-and-harriet-scott The City of St. Louis presented copies of key documents about the lives of Dred and Harriet Scott to Lynne Jackson, a descendant of the Scotts and founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation. They include materials that have been freshly restored and digitized. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:01:19 GMT /culture-history/2022-10-19/st-louis-gives-restored-historical-papers-to-descendant-of-dred-and-harriet-scott Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-15/a-downtown-memorial-will-honor-enslaved-people-who-sued-for-freedom St. Louis Circuit Court will honor the men and women who filed freedom suits in St. Louis — and the lawyers who worked on them. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:00:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-15/a-downtown-memorial-will-honor-enslaved-people-who-sued-for-freedom Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-20/st-louis-field-house-museum-commemorates-175th-anniversary The Field House history will be on full display starting Wednesday as part of the museum’s “Momentous Milestones” exhibit. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:40:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-20/st-louis-field-house-museum-commemorates-175th-anniversary Lara Hamdan /culture-history/2021-02-03/renovated-old-courthouse-in-st-louis-to-focus-on-dred-scott-african-american-history New and revamped exhibits at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis will better represent African American history in the city, particularly the story of Dred and Harriet Scott, who famously sued for their freedom there. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:41:20 GMT /culture-history/2021-02-03/renovated-old-courthouse-in-st-louis-to-focus-on-dred-scott-african-american-history Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-09-22/thursday-the-effort-to-make-dred-scotts-grave-a-place-worthy-of-pilgrimage Lynne Jackson sometimes struggles to find her great-great-grandfather’s grave. Located in north St. Louis’ sprawling and historic Calvary Cemetery, the headstone is just two and a half feet high. A cemetery map helps, and on it, his grave is indicated in the key, with the number 19 beside his name: Dred Scott. It’s a modest memorial, and it’s also “the most asked-for grave out there,” said Jackson, who last week launched a fundraiser in hopes of creating a nine-foot-tall educational memorial at the spot. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 21:27:04 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-09-22/thursday-the-effort-to-make-dred-scotts-grave-a-place-worthy-of-pilgrimage Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-03/missouri-black-legislative-caucus-wants-state-holiday-for-first-african-american-legislator Missouri’s Legislative Black Caucus on Monday highlighted legislation they’ve filed to honor and remember the work done by African American Missourians.… Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:47:05 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-02-03/missouri-black-legislative-caucus-wants-state-holiday-for-first-african-american-legislator Jaclyn Driscoll /arts/2019-08-23/sculpture-to-commemorate-legal-battles-of-slaves-who-sought-freedom-in-st-louis Hundreds of African Americans who fought for their freedom in St. Louis courts will soon be commemorated in front of one of the city's oldest legal… Sat, 24 Aug 2019 00:59:25 GMT /arts/2019-08-23/sculpture-to-commemorate-legal-battles-of-slaves-who-sought-freedom-in-st-louis Chad Davis