ST. LOUIS — Outside of the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, there's a statue of Dred and Harriet Scott. Their heads are ...

Of the 31 people identified in the painting “General George Washington ... Taney — infamous for the Dred Scott decision denying Black people citizenship — with one of Thurgood Marshall ...

In addition to painting and wall repairs ... a great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott. "This is a momentous occasion for Gateway Arch National Park, for St. Louis and for our visitors ...

A gifted slave whose name adorns the 19th century's most celebrated legal case, Dred Scott claimed that his temporary residence in a free state, Illinois, entitled him to freedom—after being ...

Renovations are coming to the Old Courthouse, including an exhibit showcasing the lives of Dred and Harriet Scott. Video by Christine ... and was then used as an art school and a workshop to ...

Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought before the United States Supreme Court.

including the Dred Scott case that challenged slavery, and Virginia Minor’s fight for women’s voting rights. RELATED: St. Louisan's vibrant art reintroduces historic figures in St. Louis ...