Current Events - Archives 2013
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The Civil War in Missouri Exhibit at the Missouri History Museum Nov 12, 2011 - Mar 16, 2013 




October 29, 2013
The Ethics Project
Presents
Incarcerations in Black and White
including
Young Friends of Dred Scott Education Table
7pm 
at the Missouri History Museum

Click here for Missouri History Museum flyer

Click for more information on the Ethics Project



October 21, 2013

Lynne Jackson, Opening Remarks
18
th Annual St. Charles
Pro-Life Benefit Dinner
with Immaculée Ilibagiza 
from Rwanda


Monday, October 21, 2013
St. Charles Convention Center
Dinner & Program: 7:00 PM
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October 12-13, 2013
Young Friends of Dred Scott Educational and Retail Table
Time 4 Fun Expo 
www.stlouiskidsexpo.com





September 22, 2013
National Postal Museum
Grand Opening
10am - 5:30pm
William T. Blow revenue stamp & Dred Scott Decision Exhibits
on display at the Smithsonian Museum
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September 17, 2013
Constitution Day
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August 28-30, 2013
50th Anniversary of
The Jefferson Bank Demonstration
Missouri History Museum
St. Louis, Missouri
Click here for information



August 28, 2013

50th Anniversary of 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
March on Washington




June 19, 2013
The City of Richmond Slave Trail Commission and
the Hope in the Cities commemorate Juneteenth and the 
signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Lynne Jackson
Guest Speaker

Richmond, Virginia



June 14, 2013

African American Cultural & Genealogical Society of Illinois, Inc. Museum
20th Annual Freedom Celebration Banquet


Guest Speaker
Lynne Jackson, President and Founder,

The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation

6:30 pm
Heartland Grand Palace
3253 N. Brush College Rd
Decatur, IL 62521
Tickets:  $50
For more information or to make reservations click here


June 13, 2013
The Space Between Scott and Plessy
Discussion with
Lynne Jackson, President and Founder, 
The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation
and 
Bob Moore, Historian
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Indoor Galleries
10 am - Noon
For more information or to make reservations click here

April 13 - August 25, 2013
The River Between Us Exhibit
at Laumeier Sculpture Park




May 24, 2013

Lynne M. Jackson
Presentations
Minneapolis School District Students
St.Thomas College Auditorium
10:15 a.m.
1:30 p.m.

Reception to follow afternoon presentation.




May 23, 2013
Descendants of History Makers Meeting
Ft. Snelling, Minnesota
Hosted by the Minnesota African American Museum



May 22, 2013

Legacy of Courage and Freedom:

Dred and Harriet Scott

Keynote Speaker
Lynne M. Jackson
Great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott


Wednesday, May 22, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Bloomington Civic Plaza
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, Minnesota

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This free public event sponsored by the U.S. District Court - District of Minnesota, the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Bloomington Human Rights Commission and Bloomington Parks and Recreation. 
All are invited! 
Reservations requested by calling 952-563-4948




May 22, 2013
Featured Speaker
Minnesota Club 
12:00
Sponsored by the U.S. District Court - District of Minnesota, the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Bloomington Human Rights Commission and Bloomington Parks and Recreation.



May 20, 2013
Proclamation of 26 May as Dred & Harriet Freedom Day
Presented by Mayor Gene Winstead
City Council Meeting
City of Bloomington, Minnesota



April 26, 2013

The 3rd Annual Dred Scott Reconciliation Forum

Marshfield, MO

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.




April 16, 2013

Southampton County Historical Society Presents

The Dred Scott and the Blow Family

Highway Marker Ceremony

2 pm

Route 58 and Buckhorn Quarter Road
Southampton County, Virginia




March 7, 2013

Lynne M. Jackson will be Keynote Speaker
at the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Springfield, IL
7:00 pm



March 2, 2013
Family Financial Literacy Workshop
Co-sponsored with BMO Harris Bank 
(if you would like more information, please fill out this form)



February 23, 2013
Speaker
at
Community Event
Normandy United Methodist Church
8000 Natural Bridge Rd. St. Louis, MO 63121
314.385.3000
9:00 a.m. – Noon
(light refreshments @ 8:30)



February 16, 2013
Black History Program Presentation
7th Day Adventist Church
Fairview, IL



January 26, 2013
African American Black History Breakfast 
Union Memorial United Methodist Church
1141 Belt Ave, St. Louis 63112
9:00 - 11:30 am



January 21, 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration
9:00am -12:00am
Historic Old Courthouse
11 N. 4th Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
Free



January 20, 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Dinner and Inaugural Ball
Ritz Carlton
Remarks regarding 
Dred Scott, Dr. Martin Luther King and Emancipation
St. Louis, MO



January 18 - 24, 2013
The Judicial Learning Center presents
Freedom Riders Exhibit
Eagleton Courthouse
St. Louis, MO



January 18, 2013
Lecture on the Freedom Riders
Eagleton Courthouse
St. Louis, MO



January 7, 2013
Presentation to
American Heritage Girls Troop
St. John's Luthern's Church
Ballwin, MO





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