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Dinner in Honor of the Dred Scott 150th Anniversary hosted
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COMMEMORATIVE
FEATURES IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI DURING 2007
The
year 2007 marks the "Sesquintennial" or 150th Anniversary
of the Dred Scott Decision, which began in St. Louis’ Old Courthouse
and was set in motion by two St. Louis enslaved persons of African
descent, Dred and Harriet Scott.
A group of community organizations and businesses have come together as Friends
of the 150th Anniversary of the Dred Scott Decision, headed by Lynne M. Jackson,
a direct descendant of Dred Scott, to plan and coordinate events throughout the
year that will commemorate this historic landmark case. Below are listed presentations
that are open to the public (unless otherwise stated). Everyone is invited and
encouraged to attend the many events and become truly educated to the history
that is all of ours for the purposes of understanding where we have been in order
to be more equipped to chart a better future.
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The
Dred Scott Heritage Foundation is grateful to all participating
organizations, businesses and their contact persons as well as
those individuals who have spent much time and resources to make
this a memorable occasion for all who participate.
After a whirlwind weekend of memorable and meaningful community
activities from Thursday, March 1 through Monday,
March 5, on Tuesday, March 6th, join
the family of Dred and Harriet Scott as they commemorate the
anniversary day.
10:00am in the Pavilion Room at the Central Library Downtown, 1301
Olive Street. Mayor Slay will be on hand presenting the Dred Scott
Day Proclamations.
Postmaster Mark Anderson will present a special cancellation. Attendees
may purchase the specially designed 150th Anniversary commemorative
cachet envelope developed by the Foundation in conjunction with the
St. Louis Post Office. Anniversary day postal cancellation dated March
6, 2007 will be available.
Immediately following, The Black Rep will do a special presentation
of “ No Land’s Man: A Chapter in the Lives of Dred
and Harriet Scott” Written by Bill Harris.
12:30pm - Two graveside memorials will be held for the Scotts. A brief
service for Harriet Scott at Greenwood Cemetery and thereafter, departing
for Calvary Cemetery where Dred is buried. This is an opportunity to
acknowledge their resting places with respect and dignity and to say “Thank
you” to two individuals who are indeed profiles in courage!
In appreciation of the work and interest
in this anniversary commemoration, The Dred Scott Heritage
Foundation and the entire Dred Scott family thank the Friends
of the 150thvAnniversary and encourage you to plan to visit
the many locations that have prepared excellent exhibits,
events, presentations and activities throughout the year.
To
review our Press Release Archives, click this link: Dred
Scott Heritage Foundation Archives
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2007
FEATURED EVENTS SCHEDULED
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM)
will host a series of educational events based around the anniversary
of the Dred Scott Decision, with a major four-day event Saturday,
March 3 through Tuesday,
March 6, 2007.
A special exhibit at the Old Courthouse on the case and its impacts
and connections to the civil rights movement in this country will open
on March 3 and run for one year. The exhibit will include original
Dred Scott court papers from the lower St. Louis courts, the State
Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court, courtesy of the National
Archives.
A new video on Dred Scott, created especially for JNEM by the History
Channel, will be premiered on Saturday,
March 3 and will be shown to visitors for many years
thereafter in the Old Courthouse as an introduction to the resource.
Fred Morsel will act in the first person, presenting his excellent
impersonation of Frederick Douglas over the weekend. An on-line educational
event will commemorate the trial’s significance from the site
where it happened, on the anniversary date, March
6, 2007.
For more information, contact Bob Moore, 314-655-1600.
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Washington
University in St. Louis will host a major national symposium, Thursday,
March 1 through Saturday, March 3, 2007 entitled, The
Dred Scott Case and Its Legacy: Race, Law and the Struggle for
Equality. Beginning with a keynote address by Missouri
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Wolff, scholars will
examine the role of law and the courts in fighting (as well as
protecting) legally sanctioned racial inequality. The symposium
will inquire into the legal strategies of black and white abolitionists
before 1857 as well as efforts from Reconstruction to the present
to make meaningful the full legal citizenship that the decision
denied. Sessions will be free and open to the public, and will
include special sessions on Saturday,
March 3 devoted to community awareness and the
needs of K-12 educators. For more information, contact Prof.
David Konig at Washington University, at 935-5459.
http://law.wustl.edu/centeris/index.asp?ID=5296
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Beginning
in February,
2007, the Eugene Field House & St. Louis
Toy Museum will be opening with two all new exhibitions and
a multi-media experience. This new phase for the museum is designed
to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Dred Scott Decision.
The Dred Scott Case is one of the great landmarks of American
law, with a direct link leading from this slave freedom suit
to the election of President Lincoln, the ensuing Civil War,
and the 13th ,14th, and 15th Amendments which followed.
Advocates
For Freedom: The Dred and Roswell Story - This exhibition
features a reinterpretation of Roswell’s law library circa
the Dred Scott case. Our new vision includes a dramatic reading
rail which will educate visitors through text panels and pull-outs,
informing museum-goers about the unique and personal story of
Roswell and Dred’s fight for freedom.
Narrative
Voices: The Dred Scott Multimedia Experience -
A multi-media production will be created, featuring a dramatic
narrated account of the Dred Scott case. This new presentation
will use modern technology to introduce visitors to the history
and significance of the Eugene Field House and its place
in American law and history.
Passport
to the Past: An interactive exhibition comparing and
contrasting the lives of free and slave children - Our third floor
exhibit will include an interactive space for children, as well
as a vivid visual presentation contrasting the vast social, educational
and cultural differences between the lives of free and slave children,
such as the Scott and Field Children. Young visitors to the museum
will have the opportunity to try on period clothing and experience
slave life in an urban setting, while adults and teachers will
appreciate the analysis of free and slave childhood prior to the
Civil War.
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THE
BLACK REP'S PRODUCTION SCHEDULE:
A Special Commissioned Touring Play Scheduled Presentations – NO
LAND’S MAN
“ No Land’s Man: A Chapter in the Lives of Dred and Harriet
Scott” Written by Bill Harris
Acknowledgement: This production is funded in part by The Boeing/Arts
and Education Council Collaborative Grant.
• Monday,
January 15 – UMSL-Touhill Performing Arts Center: 10:00am
One University Boulevard FREE / Open to the Public
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 516-4538 Contact: Dana Beteet Daniels
Activity: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance – Various
speakers and performances Sponsored by UMSL Office of Equal Opportunity
The Black Rep performance excerpt: 11:00am
• Thursday,
February 1 – Schlafly Branch Library 10:00am
225 N. Euclid FREE / Open to the Public
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 367-4120 Contact: Linda Smith or Leandrea Lucas
Activity: Community Event
• Wednesday,
February 7 – University of MO-Rolla: 9:15am & 1:00pm
Leach Theatre School Reservations
1870 Miner Circle
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-6365 Contact: Emily Brickler, House Manager
Activity: Two 50-minute Student Matinees for area schools.
• Saturday,
February 17 – SIU-Carbondale: 7:00pm
900 S. Normal Avenue FREE / Open to the Public
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 453-7147 Contact: Dr. Pamela Smoot
Activity: Black History Month Celebration
• Wednesday,
February 28 – St. Louis CC-Meramec: 12:00pm
11333 Big Bend Road School Reservations
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314) 984-7918 Contact: Christian White, Library Services
Activity: Student Matinee for area schools.
• Wednesday,
February 28 – St. Louis County Library: 7:00pm
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. FREE / Open to the Public
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 994-9422, ext. 325 Contact: Mildred Rias
Activity: Community Event
• Sunday,
March 4 – Missouri Historical Society: 2:00pm
Lindell & DeBaliviere (Forest Park) Admission Charge
St. Louis, MO 63112 $5.00 General Public / $3.00 MHS Members
(314) 454-3106 Contact: Maurice Falls, Special Events
Activity: Community Event
• Monday,
March 5 – Missouri Historical Society: 10:00am
Lindell & DeBaliviere (Forest Park) School Reservations
St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 454-3106 Contact: Maurice Falls, Special Events
Activity: Student Matinee for area schools.
• Tuesday,
March 6 – The 150th Anniversary of the Dred Scott Decision:
10:00am
The St. Louis Public Library 1301 Olive St. Downtown in the Pavilion
Hall.
The public is invited - contact Gerald Brooks at 539-0343
• Sunday,
April 29 – Julia Davis Branch Library: 2:30pm
4415 Natural Bridge FREE / Open to the Public
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 935-5059 Contact: Rudolph Clay or Barbara Murphy
Activity: Community Event
For more information about The Black Rep, contact: Rita Washington
Director of Education & Community Programs
(314) 534-3807, ext. 235
ritaw@theblackrep.org
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2007
COMMEMORATIVE ACTIVITIES – THE
YEAR AHEAD
The commemoration, which will be carried
forward by many programs and events between January and December of
2007, will be community-wide in scope ranging from the local Black
Repertory Theater to several area universities, local history groups,
black tourism groups, public libraries, historical societies, church
organizations, abolition education, groups that provide aid to at-risk
youth, poetic presentations, cultural organizations, genealogy workshops,
literary and presentation contests, and many other unique partnerships.
Check the website regularly for updates throughout the year.
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JANUARY
• Saturday,
January 27 – St. Louis Genealogical Society -
African American - Special Interest Group (AA-SIG) presents DNA Genealogy
with Margaret Durham, President of AAHGS, at the St. Louis County Library
Extras
in January
• Martin
Luther King Day; Kick Off and focus on Dred Scott at the original Old
Court House Museum
• Regular Re-enactments
of the 1852 trial requiring audience participation at the Old Courthouse. Reconstructed
1846 Courtroom Exhibit and Trial History, runs all year
• Touring play performed
by the Black Rep at UMSL Touhill Performing Arts and many other locations:
No Man's Land: A Chapter in the Life of Dred and Harriet Scott. (Available
to request performances)
• Missouri Historical
Society will host events throughout the year with heavy focus on the Dred Scott
case. The original color oil painting is housed in this museum.
• KMOX Tribute and
participation throughout the year, supporting the Greenwood Cemetery revitalization
project with the Friends of Greenwood
• Bott
Radio Network, committed monthly program updates on the anniversary year
• St. Louis Public
Library hosts the meetings of the Friends of the 150th Anniversary,
provides Traveling Trunks, program focus in February, Black History Month
is Slavery and Freedom
• Eugene Field House
and Toy Museum will present the connection between Eugene's father, Roswell
Field, attorney for Dred who provided venue to get the case to the US Supreme
Court. Also exhibit includes differences in lifestyle between free white children
and enslaved black children - runs all year.
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FEBRUARY
• Saturday,
February 10 –
8:00pm-12:00pm – Mamady Sidime Culture Night at the Victor Roberts Building,
Room 112 at Kingshighway and Martin Luther King Aves. Join in a night of fun,
education, singing, and art exhibits. Don’t miss this month’s dedicated
to the memory of Dred and Harriet Scott as they Follow the
Drinking Gourd.
For more information, call 314-367-0271.
• Sunday,
February 11 –
2:00pm – The St. Louis Public Library Black History Month Keynote Speaker
Dr. Joy Degruy-Leary discussing her book on Slave Syndrome at the Central Main
Hall
• Sunday,
February 18 –
8:00pm-10:00pm – KMOX hosts Lynne Jackson, descendant of Dred Scott, Gerald
Brook, Etta Daniels and David Konig on the Don Wolff program, Justice for All.
Members of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation and the planning committee, Friends
of the 150th Anniversary discuss the Greenwood Cemetery Project and the year
long commemoration.
http://www.kmox.com/pages/66661.php
• Monday,
February 19 – Saturday,
March 3 –
Coach Defense Team for Re-enactment of Missouri Supreme Court Dred Scott Trial
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) will provide a number of
volunteers to coach the defense team for this re-enactment produced by Grace
Hill. Team participants are members of the Grace Hill Americorp Trail Rangers
program regularly trained as interpreters and docents for the Mary Meachum site
and as presenters on the history of slavery throughout the community. The BAMSL
volunteers will provide two weeks of intensive coaching prior to the re-enactment
to help the defense team research the case law, to understand how previous cases
and decisions apply to this case, how to site such cases correctly, and how to
develop the language, posture, and confidence of presenting the case before the
court.
• Saturday,
February 24 – MO
State Archives, UMSL and Old Courthouse Presentation Contest with theme "From
Truimph to Tragedy" held at UMSL $150 prizes for Jr and Sr High Students.
Lynne Jackson, great great granddaughter of Dred Scott will be among the judges
for this event.
• Wednesday,
February 28 – Universal
African Peoples Organization - Essay Contest - East
STL Senior High School and Program.
Contact: Zaki Baruti at 314-454-9005
Extras
in February
• Missouri
Historical Society (MHS) - Black History Exhibit: Visit
the exhibit on Dred Scott in the North Loggia, just behind
the Jefferson Statue. It contains a number of documents
MHS owns which pertains to the Scott case. It will remain
on view through Sunday, April 1st.
• Bott Radio Network
- Encounter Program, monthly airtime for anniversary updates
• Beginning in February,
2007, the Eugene Field House & St. Louis Toy Museum will be opening with
two all new exhibitions and a multi-media experience. Advocates For Freedom:
The Dred and Roswell Story - This exhibition features a reinterpretation
of Roswell’s law library circa the Dred Scott case. Our new vision informs
museum-goers about the unique and personal story of Roswell and Dred’s
fight for freedom.
Narrative
Voices: The Dred Scott Multimedia Experience - A multi-media
production will be created, featuring a dramatic narrated account of the Dred
Scott case.
Passport
to the Past: An interactive exhibition comparing and contrasting
the lives of free and slave children.
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MARCH
• Thursday,
March 1 thru Saturday, March 3 – Washington
University will host a national symposium on "The Dred Scott Case
and Its Legacy: Law and the Struggle for Equality". Beginning with
a keynote address by Missouri State Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael
Wolff, scholars will examine the role of law and the courts in fighting
(as well as protecting) legally sanctioned racial inequality. The symposium
will inquire into the legal strategies of black and white abolitionists
before 1857 as well as efforts from Reconstruction to the present to
make meaningful the full legal citizenship that the decision denied.
Sessions will be free and open to the public, and will include special
sessions on Saturday, March 3 devoted to community awareness and the
needs of K-12 educators.
For more information, contact Prof. David Konig at Washington University,
at 935-5459.
• Friday,
March 2 – Special evening preview
of the Dred Scott Exhibit at the Old Court House.
• Saturday,
March 3 –
11:15am – DRED SCOTT TRIAL re-enacted in the Old Court House
Rotunda
We will try the Dred Scott Trial on the Missouri Supreme Court level
as this was an important step in being able to get the US Supreme Court
to hear the case. There were many important issues regarding citizenship
and human rights that were brought into the case at this level that
the high court expanded on in it's trial. Dred Scott Trial of 1852
with Chief Justice of MO Supreme Court Ronnie White participating,
sponsored by the Old Court House, Grace Hill Settlement and the Black
National Tourism Network
• Saturday,
March 3 –
8:30am – Premiere of the new Dred Scott video produced by the
History Channel at the Old Court House
9:00am – Official opening and ribbon-cutting of the new Dred
Scott Exhibit.
10:00am – Keynote Speaker
11:00am – Special hearing of the 1852 Missouri Supreme Court
arguments in the Dred Scott Case presented by Grace Hill Settlement
House, with the participation of Justice Ronnie White of the Missouri
Supreme Court
Noon: Announcement of winners of the student writing contest.
1:00pm – Special Dred Scott Trial Program performed by a
school group.
2:00pm – Choir Performance
3:00pm – Program on the preservation of African American
Heritage Court Records
• Sunday,
March 4 –
2:00pm – The
play "No Land's Man: A Chapter in the Lives of Dred and Harriet
Scott" will be presented in the Lee Auditorium at the Missouri
History Museum
Admission is $5 per person and $3 for MHS members.
Tickets are on sale at the History Museum or by calling
(314) 361-9017.
This is a Black Rep production.
• Sunday,
March 4 –
10:00am – Presentation on the Eugene Field House – Wendy
Dyer at the Old Court House
11:00am –
Noon: Performance by Fred Morsell as Frederick Douglass
1:00pm – Special Dred Scott Trial Program performed by a school
group
2:00pm – Central Baptist Choir performance
3:00pm – Program on African-American women in pre-Civil War
St. Louis – Kris Zapalac
4:00pm – Presentation on the Scott Joplin House
• Monday,
March 5 –
10:00am – Program on African American Historical Sites in the
downtown area at the Old Court House
11:00am – Special Dred Scott Trial Program
Noon: Performance by Fred Morsell as Frederick Douglass
1:00pm – Special Dred Scott Trial Program
2:00pm – Performance by Fred Morsell as Frederick Douglass
3:00pm – Special Dred Scott Trial Program performed by a school
group
• Tuesday,
March 6 –
10:00am – On-line educational event commemorating the trial’s
significance
Noon: Performance by Fred Morsell as Frederick Douglass
2:00pm – On-line educational event commemorating the trial’s
significance
• Tuesday,
March 6 – Descendants
of Dred and Harriet Scott commemorate the anniversary at the St. Louis Public
Library with city officials, special cachet envelope and anniversary cancellation
stamp. The Black Rep performs their touring play about Dred and Harriet called “No
Man’s Land” prior to gravesite memorial events at Greenwood and
Calvary Cemeteries. The public is invited.
• Tuesday,
March 20 –
7:00pm – “ Sisters Under the Skin: Women of Color in Antebellum
Missouri”
Kris Zapalac, Ph.D., Missouri Department of Natural Resources' State Historic
Preservation Office, has spent the last five years reading court records,
newspapers, letters and laws. She will discuss some of the women who helped
change our understanding of freedom -- women named "America;" women
who named their children after French, Muslim and Anglo-American war heroes,
who persuaded slave owners to take their children's freedom suits, who were
prosecuted for helping people leave the state, and who were sold "down
river" for seeking freedom with their children. The event is sponsored
by the Columbia, Missouri Branch of the American Association of University
Women and the Daniel Boone Regional Library. A reception at 6:30pm will precede
the lecture. AAUW/Friends Room Daniel Boone Regional Library 100 West Broadway,
Columbia.
Contact: Marilyn McLeod at 573-443-3161 or Jane Biers at 573-445-7143.
• Saturday,
March 31 – The Missouri Historical Society
will host The Dred Scott Discovery Tour on March 31st. led by veteran historian/tour
guide Linda Koenig. It will take in many of the sites that involved the case
as well as other slavery related sites.
Contact the Missouri History Museum for details 314-746-4599.
• Saturday,
March 31 – St. Louis Genealogical Society - African
American - Special Interest Group (AA-SIG) Offers Directed Research
which will provide assistance in researching family histories with
LaDonna Gardner at St. Louis Public Library.
Extras
in March
• Dred
Scott is on the cover of our Members magazine for March/April
which contains remarks from Dr. Archibald and short piece
on the case.
• The
St. Louis Magazine will feature an article on Dred Scott in the March
issue.
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APRIL
• Saturday,
April 28 – St. Louis Genealogical
Society - African American - Special Interest Group (AA-SIG) presents
African American funeral Homes in St. Louis Speaker (TBA) at St. Louis
County Library.
• Friday
April 20th –
7-10:00pm – Dynasty
Hip-Hop/Music Mentoring Program Presents;
“Dred Scott Hip-Hop” A program aimed at Middle
School and High School Students. Fridays program will feature a contest
to see which (middle and high school) students can come up with the
most factual and entertaining rhyme about The Dred Scott Decision.
Where: St. Louis Community College at Forest Park in the Cafeteria;
Donation: $10.00 at the door. Cash prizes to the winners.
To register or for more information call Demond Muhammad at:
(314) 335-0421 or (314) 333-2202.
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MAY
• Saturday,
May 12 –
6:00pm –
Video and live dance performances presentation of “On the Road to the
Abolition of Slavery" produced by the Abolition News Network (ANN) at
Forest Park Community College.
Contact ANN at 314-426-7519
• Saturday,
May 19 – Mary
Meachum Freedom Crossing Celebration
11:00am-6:00pm – " They Had No Rights" on the Mary
Meachum site, on the Riverfront Trail along the Mississippi River
sponsored by Grace Hill Settlement and Black National Tourism Network
Call for directions phone: 314-865-0708
This is the 5th Freedom Crossing Celebration. Activities for the
day include Gospel Choirs, Spoken Word, food, booths and vendors.
Starting at 1:00pm will be a Chautauqua featuring Harriet Tubman,
Fredrick Douglass, Caroline Quarrles and Abraham Lincoln. You can
meet and listen to their stories. At 4:00pm, the partially successful
slave escape of May 20th, 1855 will be re-enacted. So, join us
and come back to the river for a day of history.
• Sunday,
May 27 – Global Day of Prayer
7:00pm – Join as St. Louis responds to the invitation of Africa and
joins in a global pray day at Busch Stadium, Sunday. Prayers will include
the issues surrounding the Dred Scott case and the effects on the nation.
Fee and Open to the public.
For more information visit: www.praystl.org.
Extras
in May
• Missouri
Historical Society participation in the Annie Malone Parade
• KMOX
Coverage of the Annie Malone Parade
• Ulysses
S. Grant National Historic Site will celebrate the completion of the restoration
of the historic structures and the installation of exhibits during its grand
opening during May and June 2007. Visitors may learn about Ulysses and Julia
Grant within the context of their times, including their long association with
the St. Louis area. Opportunities are numerous to learn about the important
role slavery played at White Haven, the historic name of the property, and
throughout the country during the years prior to the Civil War. The site is
located at 7400 Grant Road, adjacent to Grant’s Farm, and is open daily
from 9:00am until 5:00pm. Visits through the main house are scheduled every
half hour beginning at 9:30am, with the last visit of the day at 4:00pm.
For groups of ten or more, reservations are recommended.
For further information, including specific celebration events, contact
the Visitors Center at 314-842-3298.
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JUNE
• Wednesday,
June 13 – Metropolitan St. Louis Alliance
of Black School Educaors, annual conference. Will focus on the Dred Scott
Case during AM breakout sessions.
Extras
in June
• KMOX
Juneteenth
• St.
Louis Lawyer Magazine – "Dred Scott Decision Sesquicentennial issue"
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
The issue is scheduled to feature an essay on the Dred Scot trial with emphasis
on prominent St. Louisans who participated by Peter J. Dunne; an essay on
the Ramifications of the Dred Scott Decision by the President of the Mound
City Bar Association; an essay by Ken Winn, Missouri State Archivist, on
the other Freedom Suits (292 legal petitions for freedom by people of color
originally filed in St. Louis courts between 1814 and 1860, making it the
largest corpus of freedom suits currently available to researchers in the
United States); and a photo document page featuring images of the original
Dred Scott case file, images of Scott and his wife, and other prominent actors
in the case.
For more information please contact: Chris Orlet, Editor
Phone: 314-421-4134
Email: corlet@bamsl.org
On Line: www.bamsl.org
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JULY
• Saturday,
July 21 – St. Louis Genealogical Society
- African American - Special Interest Group (AA-SIG) Offers Directed
Research which will provide assistance in researching family histories
with LaDonna Gardner, Certified Genealogist at the St. Louis County Library.
• Sunday,
July 29 –
4:00pm – The Antioch Baptist Church Cherub and Angelus Reunion Choir at
1921 N. Market in the Ville. Performance and tribute to Mr. Kenneth Billups,
founder of the Legend Singers, Antioch Chancel Choir Director and Director of
Music at Sumner High School, where he discovered Grace Bumbry, the international
opera singer.
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AUGUST
• Fall – Continuing
Legal Education Seminar for Lawyers and Judges
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Places, times and fees to be determined. This is in the early planning stages
at time of publication. Watch for schedule and details in the St. Louis Lawyer
Magazine or on the website calendar of events.
For more information please contact: Zoe Lyle, Executive Director or Gwen
Byrd, CLE Director
Phone: 314-421-4134
Email: zlyle@bamsl.org or gbyrd@bamsl.org
On Line: www.bamsl.org
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SEPTEMBER
• Saturday,
September 8 –
8:30am-3:00pm – Discover Your Roots! African-American Family History
Conference, in honor of the Dred Scott Anniversary. Whether you are a beginner
or an experienced genealogist, you are sure to enjoy the wide range of classes.
The conference will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
3933 McPherson, St. Louis, MO 63108.
To register or to learn more, please call: 314-266-5190 or 314-276-1129.
• Saturday,
September 22 – St. Louis Genealogical Society
- African American - Special Interest Group (AA-SIG) presents Freeman's Bureau
Records, with Speaker Ruth Ann Hagar at the St. Louis County Library
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OCTOBER
• Wednesday,
October 17 – St. Louis Public
Library - Reading and book signing by Sheila Moses, Author of children’s
book, "I Dred Scott"
• Saturday,
October 27 – St. Louis Genealogical
Society - African American - Special Interest Group (AA-SIG) Offers Directed
Research which will provide assistance in researching family histories
with LaDonna Gardner at the St. Louis Public Library
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NOVEMBER
Information
to come…
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DECEMBER
• Saturday,
December 15 – St. Louis Genealogical
Society - African American - Special Interest Group (AA-SIG) Presentation
by Lois Conley, Founder and President of the Black World History Wax
Museum at the St. Louis County Library
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MARCH,
2008
• Saturday,
March 15 – Gala
Dinner in Honor of the Dred Scott 150th Anniversary America's Center.
Mark your calendars now!
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Some
of the Tour Sites in the City Related to the Dred Scott History:
• The
Old Court House at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
• Missouri History Museum
• Eugene Field House
• Calvary Cemetery
• The site of the second trial
was on Papin Street where the Arch now exists
• Black World History Wax
Museum
• White Haven at Grant’s
Farm
• Greenwood Cemetery where
Harriet is buried
• Site of Wesleyan Cemetery – Dred's
original burial site was at Laclede and Grand currently where St. Louis University
stands.
• Lynch Slave Pens near the
site of the Busch Stadium
• Star for the Scotts on the
Walk of Fame on Delmar in the Loop/U City
• Bellefontaine Cemetery where
Peter Blow, original owner of Dred Scott and other Blow family members are buried,
as is Harriet's pastor, the Rev. John Richard Anderson, a free man and an abolitionist
• The Ville - area where Dred's
descendants lived; include Sumner High School, Antioch Baptist Church, (Madison
Family Church in St. Louis) early site for Lincoln Law School for African Americans,
in the site of the Old Poro Building, Annie Malone Children's Home, Turner Middle
School, John Simmons School, Tandy Park and more.
• Susan Blow Foundation -
Daughter of Peter Blow, Founded the first Kindergarten - South City, buried in
Bellefontaine
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