Statue recognizes hundreds of freedom lawsuits enslaved people filed in Missouri before Civil War
The 14-foot bronze Freedom Suits Memorial statue has been placed in downtown St. Louis. Hundreds of enslaved Black Americans who filed lawsuits seeking freedom in Missouri in the 1850s are being honored with a new monument in St. Louis. As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 14-foot bronze Freedom Suits Memorial statue has been…
