Tag Archives: Amendments

Announcement, Commemoration, Education

A new memorial for Dred Scott at calvary cemetery

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The above is a structural rendition of the new Dred Scott Cemetery Memorial. There will be text sharing the history of the case and the family written throughout the monument.

Thank you all who have donated.  We have an opportunity to dedicate this on Juneteenth 2021 if we raise the money by
December 15, 2020. The nine foot high, ten by ten area will be black granite with two benches.  Share it far and wide on social media, let’s make this happen! Your support will help us see this in 2021.

September 17th is Constitution Day.   Dred Scott’s connection to the Constitution is inescapable. So much so, that the Amendments that helped bring down the undignified aspects of slavery are also known as the Dred Scott Amendments.

On this 162nd anniversary of his death, September 17, 1858, the foundation that bears his name seeks to honor him with a new grave site memorial.  Constitution Day 2020 the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation launched the Dred Scott Memorial Go Fund Me
Campaign.

To donate and for more information, click the GoFundMe icon below and see the press release link:

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Dred Scott Monument Article by The St. Louis American

This is the current headstone from 1957 and with your help we can install a new monument in 2021.
Announcement, Education, Event

Stories of the first amendment

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  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

STORIES OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.  FREE EDUCATOR EVENT.

Teachers, you’re invited to attend a very special professional development session on Wed Nov 6, 2019, 4:00-6:00 pm.  Meet First Amendment heroes, hear their stories, and gather techniques and resources to use in the classroom.

• Gene Policinski, President and Chief Operating Officer, Freedom Forum Institute

• Robert Patrick, Reporter on Federal Courts for the St. Louis Post Dispatch

• Mary Beth Tinker, from Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969

• Cathy (Kuhlmeier) Frey, from Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 1988

• JUST ADDED:  Hon. Noelle Collins, former journalist and current U.S. Magistrate Judge

• JUST ADDED:  Lynne Jackson, descendant of Dred Scott, President and Founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation

Brought to you by the U.S. Courts.  The event is free and includes parking and light refreshments.  Space is limited and registration is required. 

Registration is limited to active classroom teachers and advisors, grades 6-12 and relevant post-secondary, in the areas of social studies and journalism. 

Questions about eligibility or other inquiries?  Call or email Rachel Marshall any time, at (314)244-2410 or [email protected]

• Location: Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, 111 South Tenth Street, 63102

• Parking Location: Stadium West Parking Garage, 215 South Eighth Street, 63102.  OR you can also enter from 100 South Ninth Street, 63102.  (must park here to receive complimentary parking)

Stories of the First Amendment