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FREEDOM SUITS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

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Tag: Freedom

Liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another.

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Particularly Relevant

4 Jul 20254 Jul 2025
On this day, we remember Nina Simone's famous quote about "freedom." "I'll tell you what freedom is to me: No fear!" This quote encapsulates her view that true freedom is…
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Rescuing History: Rediscovering the St. Louis Freedom Suits

4 Jul 202424 Aug 2025
PRESIDENT’S NOTE It was almost eight years into my service of helping Judge Mason make the Freedom Suits Memorial a reality that I learned the amazing back story about how…
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We Must Remember

16 Jun 202416 Jun 2024
Fredrick Douglass’ speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” remains a relevant lamentation. The presence of the Freedom Suits Memorial stands as another acknowledgement and reminder of…
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Celebrate Juneteenth 2024 with “The Milly Project” 

22 Apr 202422 Apr 2024
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…
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RootsTech 2024 Worldwide Conference Features Keynote Speaker Lynne M. Jackson

3 Feb 202416 Jun 2024
We are excited and proud to share with you that Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation board member, Lynne M. Jackson, will be a keynote speaker for the RootsTech 2024 Worldwide Conference,…
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St. Louis Bar Foundation’s Gala honors Lynne Jackson, Spirit of Justice Award Recipient

22 Jan 202424 Aug 2025
As a current board member of the St. Louis Bar Foundation, it is my privilege to share with you that Lynne M. Jackson, the great-great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott will…
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Elements of The Memorial

20 Oct 202330 Oct 2025
INTRODUCTION The Freedom Suits Memorial has been the dream of Founder, the Honorable David C. Mason since before 2010.  He campaigned with tireless devotion to make the dream a reality.  In 2014…
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Advance the Mission

10 Jun 202328 Jan 2024
Please join me, board members, and our other donors in launching the newly-formed Foundation’s educational efforts. Our goal is to help enhance the dream sculpture project of Memorial founder, the…
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