The Journey to Justice Festival will celebrate the landmark’s reopening on May 3 with food, entertainment, and an educational ...

An iconic St. Louis landmark is almost ready to welcome visitors once again with new exhibits and a fresh look—while preserving its deep historical significance.

One of the historic building's four first-floor galleries will now focus on how the infamous Dred Scott case was a product of its time and how it still resonates today.

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He thanked those in attendance on Thursday, including his friend Lynne Jackson, who is a direct descendant of Dred Scott, the enslaved man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in St. Louis in 1857.

Alsop kept her Kennedy Center performances with the National Symphony Orchestra recently because, she says, art is bigger than ... the Lorelei Ensemble. NPR's Scott Simon joined Alsop at the ...

Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred Scott, is working to keep his legacy alive. Jackson is also the founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation. A 9-foot-tall monument stands in ...

Called “L’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs,” it ran from April to October 1925, attracted 16 million people, and was a celebration of Modernism and Art Deco design. It occupied ...