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The land that is now St. Louis had been occupied by Native American cultures for thousands of years before European settlement. The city was founded on February 14, 1764, by French fur traders St. Maxent, Laclede and Chouteau. United States acquired St. Louis as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1804.

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Freedom Plaza Added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

8 May 202512 May 2025
Freedom Plaza, which honors the hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children who sued for their freedom in antebellum St. Louis, has been recognized as an important addition to the…
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The Hashtag #HandsOff Serves as a Unifying Force

3 May 20258 May 2025
The underlying purpose of this Foundation is as stated on our homepage: "Committed to sharing the stories of the St. Louis freedom suits and the long Black freedom struggle in…
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Lesson Plan: Dred and Harriet Scott in Context

19 Mar 202525 Aug 2025
This lesson plan helps teachers contextualize the Dred Scott decision by exploring a variety of freedom suits brought by other enslaved Black people in St. Louis during the first half…
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Narrative for the FSMF Logo and Seal

8 Mar 20258 Mar 2025
Our media board member, Mark Carroll, the creative director for our Virtual Learning Center/Website, has fashioned both a logo and a companion seal for our media presence. The logo represents…
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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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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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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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Acknowledging Our Generous Donors

6 Nov 202328 Jan 2024
The Freedom Suits Memorial Steering Committee - and now, the FSM Foundation - has welcomed donations of all sizes because all members strongly believe it should be a community-supported project.…
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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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Ceremony for New Cemetery Monument for Dred Scott

6 Oct 202328 Dec 2023
This past Saturday, just two weeks after the 165th anniversary of the death of Dred Scott, his great-great granddaughter, Lynne M. Jackson, led a ceremony dedicating a new, fitting, nine-foot-tall,…

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