On June 18, the Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation and the Law Library Association of St. Louis will jointly host an inspiring Juneteenth event – a screening of the official video of the award-winning play, “The Milly Project” followed by a discussion of distinguished panelists.
“The Milly Project” is a heroic-turned-tragic, true story about Milly Sawyers, an enslaved Black woman who filed two freedom suits in St. Louis before she was removed to Springfield, Missouri, where she filed, and finally won, a third freedom suit. After winning her freedom, however, Milly was attacked by a mob that included many of Springfield’s founders. Playwright Kendra Chappell uses Milly’s story to bookend her communication of a singular, but powerful, arc of the experiences of Black Americans from before the Civil War and up to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Panelists include:
Lynne M. Jackson, great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott; Founder and President of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation
Gwendolyn Moore, Curator of Landscape and Community Identity, Missouri History Museum
Judge David C. Mason, 22nd Judicial Circuit; Founder, Freedom Suits Memorial
Rob Good, Scholar in Residence, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Location: Law Library Association of St. Louis, 10 N. Tucker Blvd., 13th Floor
Time: 4:30 to 5:00 PM–Check-in and Welcome Reception
5:00 to 7:00 PM–film showing followed by panel discussion
Register: This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. To register, click here.
FREEDOM SUITS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 