We are grateful for this honor and acknowledgement. Our thanks go to the board and the staff that made it possible and assisted us during the process.
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Dred Scott Inducted into the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame
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Celebration of Gratitude: Dred Scott 1852 Decision Renunciation
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TOGETHER: THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLESSY V. FERGUSON
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THANK YOU!!!
Thank you to our May 6th Give STL day donors. When all donations are received, we are expecting approximately $5,000 from our
first effort.
Current events
The Dred Scott Calvary Cemetery Memorial GoFundMe Campaign is in full force. Click here.
Join us in our new Reading and Literature Program in 2021. The Foundation has collaborated with Dr. Almeda Lahr-Well (http://www.lahrwellacademy.org/) to teach the skill of reading through proven methodologies and with Dr. Kelly Byrd (https://loveforliteracy.org/)…continue reading
Recent media stories– including Women and the 19th Amendment, Dred Scott nominated to the Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame and the Dred Scott Cemetery Memorial Campaign.
Reading: A Civil right
Join us in our new Reading and Literature Program in 2021. The Foundation has collaborated with Dr. Almeda Lahr-Well (http://www.lahrwellacademy.org/) to teach the skill of reading through proven methodologies and with Dr. Kelly Byrd (https://loveforliteracy.org/) to share the love for literature in its many forms, especially as a family affair. We are recruiting individuals to be tutors in the reading program. If you are someone you know are interested, contact Dr. Lahr-Well at 618-288-8064. The training and programs will be in multiple locations around the St. Louis Area.
special alert – Postponed
To Our Dred Scott Volunteers, Supporters and
Our Freedom Awards Dinner Guests,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, we are sad to inform you that due to circumstances beyond our control and the consequent local, state, and Federal governmental responses to the current coronavirus and COVID-19, the Dred Scott Freedom Awards Dinner, which was scheduled to take place March 28, 2020, at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac in MO, is officially postponed, with the intention to reschedule once we are all cleared to re-engage in these community activities once again.
This past week the Board of Directors have watched and communicated in person, via phone and by email to analyze the situations that led to this decision. With the rapid changes each day, it is no longer necessary to explain this postponement as we are all aware of the state of affairs we are facing leading up to the time we would have had our event. We are in uncharted waters but anticipate a future resolution and hope that each of you who receive this are and will continue to be well.
Everyone has been patient and even encouraging to continue earlier on until it became obvious that the inevitable is upon us. We intend to reschedule and honor our awardees at the first safe and optimal opportunity.
Please take a moment to complete the cancellation form link below to allow us to handle your registration refund in the manner you prefer and that you then attend to your travel and hotel arrangements. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need assistance.
Please click here to complete cancellation
Look for future information on a new date for the 2020 Dred Scott Freedom Awards.
Yours sincerely,
Peggy Lewis LeCompte, Dinner Chairman
Lynne M. Jackson, President
For those who have hotel reservations at the Hilton Frontenac, the number to contact is 314-824-6028
Update: THE PETITION FOR A DRED SCOTT COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
The DS Stamp Campaign continues its efforts of soliciting “the powers that be” to create a stamp for Dred Scott and asks you to support the campaign at least with YOUR signature. We need around 100,000 to impress the decision makers so……
Here are other ways you can participate.
1. Sign the petition found through this link: Sign the petition for a Dred Scott Commemorative Stamp and make history come alive!
2. Download the petition and get as many signatures as you feel comfortable asking for. Partial or full pages or several pages – all are fine and should be mailed to the address at the bottom of each form. DSHF Commemorative-Stamp Petition
3. Post this content from our weblink on to your FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, Constant Contact, Mailchimp and any other methods you have.
Participate in our challenge:
1,000 people get 100 signatures OR
100 people get 1,000 signatures. And this has been done!
Those who collect a 1,000 or more signatures will receive a custom designed Dred Scott T-Shirt and a Dred Scott frosty mug.
Meet Mary Sternberg and Kayla Vaughan. Both have collected over 1,000 signatures!! Mary through her school leadership and with the assistance of two other wonderful teachers, Susan Fried and Amy Jacobs.
Under the leadership of Mary Sternberg, Florida Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2016, Seminole Middle School in Florida acquired 1,500 letters and signatures to jump start the campaign.
Challenge: Can you beat that? Give it a try and once again be a part of making history. We appreciate all efforts. Many thousands of signatures are needed so please join the campaign today! Stay tuned for updates.
Another has taken up the challenge from Arizona. Will you be next?
If you would like to be on the team and be recognized as a DS Stamp State Coordinator, contact Mary at [email protected].
A state coordinator turns in at least one page of signatures, agrees to continue efforts to get signature by enlisting others through their networks (none of this flows back to the DSHF – we simply ask for the signed petitions).
As a state coordinator, you help us put your state and city on the map.
To date we have had participation in the marked states and if yours is not shown, won’t you consider signing up and let us include your hometown on the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation Stamp Campaign State Coordinators Locator MAP.
55th anniversary of historic protest
St. Louis civil rights activist Percy Green was honored by the Jefferson National Parks Association with a poster commemorating his historic climb up the Gateway Arch 55 years ago on July 14, 1964. The climb was in protest of the lack of African American workers or contractors being hired for the arch construction project. The protest was successful. Today, the diversity of their workforce is evident as you walk around the newly renovated Arch. Watch the clip from Fox 2 News below.
Don’t miss Dred and Harriet with Thomas Jefferson on the wall and tables in the Arch Cafe’. It’s stunning!!
st. louis county courts podcast
In July, 2018, Dred Scott Presents: Sons and Daughters of Reconciliation presented for the National Judicial College. It is the nation’s most influential institute for the continuing education of judges. It was a wonderful experience inspired by Judge Judy Draper and by invitation of NJC President Benes Z. Aldana.
The following interview comes out of the connections with this program and the county court’s diversity programs held in St. Louis County in 2018. Mr. Matt Livasy, HR Specialist III and Training and Development Officer, started a podcast for the courts, All In Kids Win. He invited Lynne Jackson to share the work of the Foundation. Many thanks to Matt and the county courts for this opportunity. Click the link below to listen to the podcast.