/tags/freedom-suit Freedom Suit en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2022-06-17/st-louis-memorial-to-honor-enslaved-missourians-who-sought-freedom-through-lawsuits St. Louis will pay homage to hundreds of enslaved Black Missourians who fought for their freedom with the help of local lawyers, jurors and judges. Their lawsuits filed in the 1800s are known as “freedom suits.” Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2022-06-17/st-louis-memorial-to-honor-enslaved-missourians-who-sought-freedom-through-lawsuits Andrea Y. Henderson