It was 1995 when Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, heard a prompting from God. “You should study Dred Scott,” Jackson recalled hearing. “And I said out loud ‘Yeah ...

ST. LOUIS -- A marble tombstone found at a construction site here once marked the grave of an attorney who represented Dred Scott, a Missouri-born slave whose case for freedom helped push the nation ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The enduring power of injustice affirmed 150 years ago came alive Tuesday in speeches and memorials for Dred and Harriet Scott, ...

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The grave marker for Dred Scott is photographed on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Scott was denied freedom by the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld a Missouri Supreme Court ...