Lynne M. Jackson (second from left) is the great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott showing Randy Burkett, Marcy Hart, and Vickie Hayden around the new renavations and exhibits at the ...

He noted that he and other Black St. Louisans are “the wildest dreams” of Dred and Harriet Scott’s struggle for freedom that began 175 years ago. “I’m just in awe when I think about Mr ...

The Old Courthouse was built between 1839 and 1862. It is where Dred and Harriet Scott fought for their freedom, and Virginia Minor fought for her right to vote. The historic building was ...

In the 1857 Dred Scott case, probably the US Supreme Court’s worst-ever decision, the high court ruled that no descendant of an enslaved person could be a US citizen. The 14th Amendment ...

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed director Ridley Scott and Scott Free Productions, the film and television production vehicle he formed with his late brother Tony Scott. A team of reps signed Scott ...

Cancel anytime. Renovations are coming to the Old Courthouse, including an exhibit showcasing the lives of Dred and Harriet Scott. Video by Christine Tannous, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Gateway Arch ...

It had just emerged from the Civil War, precipitated in part by the Dred Scott decision, which had denied citizenship to all Black people in the United States, whether free or enslaved ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took an electric trip down memory lane Wednesday — when he randomly reminisced about partying it up with Rep. Maxine Waters years ago in the Bahamas. Waters (D ...

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BRUNSWICK - Scott Lee Anderson of Brunswick, Maine passed away suddenly at home on April 6, 2025. Scott was born in ... BRUNSWICK – Scott Lee Anderson of Brunswick, Maine passed away suddenly at ...