The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has released new research on Dred and Harriet Scott, an enslaved couple who sued for their freedom. The Scott's case went to the Supreme Court in 1856, where ...
Lynne Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred Scott, stands near the 9-foot-tall black granite monument she designed in St. Louis on October 4, 2023. Meeting with Lynne Jackson in 2010 to ...
Museums, universities and civic groups in St. Louis are holding events over several months to mark the 150th anniversary of the Dred Scott case. Here are some highlights. At St. Louis' Old Courthouse ...
ST. LOUIS – The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation is celebrating 16 Freedom Fighters at the Dred Scott Freedom Awards in a few weeks. The award recognizes individuals who have given a lifetime of service ...