"No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you."
~ Zora Neale Hurston

Old Courthouse | St. Louis, MO

old courthous st. louis

The Old Court House in St. Louis is the site where the Dred Scott case was tried. The Supreme Court denied Scott’s request for freedom in 1857, when the court ruled slaves were not citizens. He eventually received his emancipation but died one year later.

Old Courthouse
11 N. 4th Street (3 blocks north of the Gateway Arch)
St. Louis, MO 63102
(314) 655-1700



Portrait of Dred Scott

For more information on black travel destinations world wide be sure to visit Discover Black Heritage, A Travel Guide to Black History and Culture.

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