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
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.
The Freedom Suits Memorial was the brain child of Judge David Mason of St. Louis, Missouri. Artist Preston Jackson was commissioned to create a monument celebrating those courageous enslaved ones who dared sue for their freedom and the lawyers who represented them. The event will take place June 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at the Civil Courts Building. The public is invited.
What a great day it was! Many of you gave and we received $2,984 through the portal plus $1,026 for a total of $4,110 in the 2022 campaign. We are thankful for all your support. Year two and counting! We thank the St. Louis Foundation for their extremely generous platform provided for area non-profits and plan to take full advantage of their most wonderful resources next year. We congratulate all participants and thank the St. Louis area for being so giving and supportive of the many missions in our community. Thank you so much~ ON TO 2023!!!
CONTACT INFORMATION DRED SCOTT HERITAGE FOUNDATION LYNNE M. JACKSON, PRESIDENT 314-532-5613 May 9, 2022
The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation has been notified and is proud to announce a grant of $65,000 has been designated to the foundation for the construction of The Dred Scott Memorial Monument at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, MO from the Mellon Foundation Monuments Project.
$250 million was committed by the Mellon Foundation to transform the nation’s commemorative landscape by supporting public projects that more completely and accurately represent the multiplicity and complexity of American stories. We are most grateful to the Mellon Foundation for their vision to foresee how their support can impact organizations like ours and help create new and lasting legacies to the histories of our country, some which had not been understood until these times.
The Dred Scott Memorial Monument will be constructed on the current grave site of Mr. Scott at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Plans are for a 9-foot-tall black granite monument facing the cemetery road. The monument will include column ornamentation with space for etching, design, the image of Dred Scott and a detailed history. A patio area with benches will be included where people can sit and meditate to understand how important Dred Scott was to the history of the United States of America.
For 90 years, at Calvary and 9 years prior at Wesleyan Cemetery, he laid in an unmarked grave.
When built, the Dred Scott Memorial Monument will continue to recognize Dred Scott’s place in history and to inform future generations of what enslaved African Americans endured in their fight for freedom and justice.
Dred Scott’s grave is among the top three most requested sites at the cemetery by visitors from all walks of life. The new memorial will be a fitting destination for those seeking this history, a place of pilgrimage and for lovers of American history. It will fulfill each of the foundation’s goals of Commemoration, Education and Reconciliation.
