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

The Old Courthouse was the site of several landmark cases, including the Dred Scott case that challenged slavery, and Virginia Minor’s fight for women’s voting rights. RELATED: St. Louisan's vibrant ...

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 ...

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 ...