On November 16, 2024 This fascinating bus tour of the St. Louis area will visit and visually explore many locations and memorials that connect to and honor the person and cause of Dred Scott’s struggle for freedom. You will be surprised and delighted by the hidden gems around the St. Louis area that exist to recognize the significance of the man and his story. Lessor known art, sculpture and honors exist all around us; some which you may pass by everyday unaware.
This exciting and surprising tour will be narrated by a Dred Scott descendant. The price of $112.00 includes: free parking at the starting site; modern bus with facilities, day long tour with many surprises, lunch at the iconic Blueberry Hill (lunch on your own), information on national locations where Dred Scott is heralded and honored, games, souvenirs, and photo ops. This fast paced tour has delighted young and old. If you’ve toured with us before come see whats new!
Early Bird Registration of $97 until November 3rd! Promo Code: EARLYBIRD
Established in 1956 on Washington Blvd and Jefferson Avenue. Initially, Black citizens could bank there, but not work there. Protests were organized by prominent Black citizens (Aug 1963 – Mar 1964): Led by William “Bill” Clay and supported by business, religious, and civic leaders (CORE).
Results of protests: Reversal of discriminatory employment policy and other corporations followed suit.
Key dates: 1976: Bank moved to 2301 Market Street 2022: Sold to First Midbank and Trust 2024: Available for acquisition by Dred Scott Heritage Foundation
Significance of location: It is in direct line with Old Courthouse, Dred and Harriet Scott Statue, and the Arch. There is a clear view of the Civil Court building (location of the new Freedom Suits Memorial where Dred and Harriet are listed) and the Carnahan Federal Court building.
Potential future: Dred Scott International Center (Foundation’s eighth legacy project. The previous seven are shown here.)
We are inviting all who see this vision to help us make this a reality by:
1. Spreading the word 2. Making a generous donation 3. Referring someone to us who would be interested in supporting this mission also
Currently, donations can be made via paypal or mail your donation to DSHF PO Box 705, Florissant, MO 63032
This facility offers numerous opportunities for community engagement and historical preservation:
Legacy Home: For DSHF and American History Museum exhibits
Official Home: For “DS Presents: Sons and Daughters of Reconciliation”
Educational Facilities: Classrooms for youth, family, and mentoring programs
Reading Program: “Reading: A Civil Right” – A three-part program since 2020
Event Space: Available for rentals and meetings
Community Programs: Host for various projects and initiatives
Business Incubator: Space for small businesses, gift shop, and book store
Media Productions: Space for theatrical presentations (DS Theatre Troupe), video and audio productions, podcasts, etc.
Space for joint programs with our collaborators
A genealogy kiosk for family research
A new website dedicated to this project with more information is coming soon. For further information or to contribute, please contact us at: P. O. Box 705 Florissant, MO 63032-0705 www.dredscottlives.org [email protected] Lynne M. Jackson, Descendant, President & Founder 314-532-5613
We are inviting all who see this vision to help us make this a reality by:
1. Spreading the word 2. Making a generous donation 3. Referring someone to us who would be interested in supporting this mission also
Currently, donations can be made via paypal or mail your donation to DSHF PO Box 705, Florissant, MO 63032
166 YEARS AGO ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1858 DRED SCOTT DIED ON WHAT IS CONSTITUTION DAY
In honor of his life and passing, the DSHF created a special commemorative pocket sized constitution booklet in 2023. This handsome keepsake has a black leatherette cover with gold leaf lettering. Because of the Dred Scott Decision of 1857, we have the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, often called the Reconstruction Amendments, the Civil Rights Amendments and sometimes called the Dred Scott Amendments.
SHARE THIS IMPORTANT DOCUMENT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, NOT ONLY AS A KEEPSAKE BUT TO SHARE THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF OUR NATIONAL LEGAL DOCUMENT.
READ FOR YOURSELVES WHAT THIS LONGEST ENDURING (237 YEARS OLD) CONSTITUTION HAS TO SAY.
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Purchases made by September 30 will receive free shipping
In July 2024, we celebrated the life of a dear friend and family member, John LeBourgeois, the great-great-grandson of Charlotte Blow, daughter of Dred Scott’s original owners (Peter and Elizabeth Blow) who left this world on April 11, 2024. He was a member of Dred Scott Presents: Sons and Daughters of Reconciliation and a staunch and devoted supporter of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation along with many of his family members.
John and his wife Mimi, one daughter Anne and a nephew, Ashton, met Lynne Jackson in Southampton, VA at the dedication of the Dred Scott Blow Family Highway marker installed by another Blow descendant, Jeffrey Hines. Because of Facebook, total strangers met whose lives were entwined. The other daughter, Louise, has participated in three major Dred Scott programs in Marshfield, Missouri, St. Louis, and at Calvary Cemetery.
The LeBourgeois family has been as dear to us today as their ancestors were to Dred Scott, helping him and Harriet in their eleven-year battle for freedom. Today the family is engaged in helping us promote the principals and necessities as well as the joys of reconciliation. I spoke at the memorial which was held in John’s favorite spot, Promontory Point Field House on Lakeshore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. John was a man of many disciplines and everyone who attended thought we knew him, until we heard the warm and hilarious stories about his life and career at the memorial. I found out John was an artist. The caricature portrait of John was drawn by Tom Bachtell.
John’s family graciously invited donations to be sent to the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation and The Whitney Plantation. Rest in peace dear John and thank you for representing what God’s humanity to man can look like. We will always remember and love you!
The North STL County Juneteenth 2024 celebration will include the luncheon The State of Us on June 13th Keynote speaker will be Lynne Jackson, great- great granddaughter of Harriet and Dred Scott. The focus is Freedom Suits and Juneteenth. Mrs. Jackson is founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation and a board member of the Freedom Suits Monument Foundation and the Jefferson National Parks Association.
June 18, 2024
The Milly Project
The Freedom Suits Monument Board in association with the St. Louis Law Library will host a Juneteenth program at the Circuit Court Building on Tuesday, June 18th. The Milly Project is a heroic-turned-tragic, true story about Milly Sawyers, an enslaved Black woman, who filed two freedom suits in St. Louis, MO.
View the video and join our panelists for a discussion of this story brought to light by Ms. Kendra Chappell. For more information and panelists visit:
REGISTRATION OPEN 8-pm Clayton Foyer North 8–9 a.m., Welcome and Breakfast Clayton BD 9:15–11 a.m., Keynote Session: “History in the Headlines,” Lynne Jackson, great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, and Dr. Jody Sowell, president of Missouri Historical Society and former assistant professor of journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism.
Freedom Suits and local history will be examined by Lynne M. Jackson including her personal connection to the area.
June 22, 2024 1:30 P.M. at Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park Welcome Center 66 S. Main Street Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670
June 27, 2024
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
(THIS PHOTO INCLUDES SCOTT PLESSY FERGUSON AND BROWN DESCENDANTS FROM THE 2019 DREDSCOTT RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE IN ST. LOUIS)
On June 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., a presentation for professional development in collaboration with the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This event will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education SCOTUS decision and serve as a platform for in-depth teaching and learning of civics and civil rights in the United States of America. The events leading up to Brown include discussions on Dred Scott v Sandford and Plessy v Ferguson. Descendants will be presenting.
