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The Freedom Suits Exhibit NOW OPEN THROUGH DECEMBER 3
Thank you to those who viewed the Slavery in St. Louis exhibit, now at its next location in Jefferson County. Join us to see The Freedom Suits exhibit. The Freedom Suits is an exhibit created for the Law Library Association by the Missouri State Archives.
Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor
Award-winning journalist and author Steven Greenhouse guides us through the key episodes and trends in history that are essential to understanding some of our nation’s most pressing problems, including increased income inequality, declining social mobility, and the concentration of political power in the hands of the wealthy few.CLEs
The Second Confiscation Act and Archer Alexander
Learn more about the issue of Confiscation and Contraband during the Civil War, as demonstrated by the case of Archer Alexander, a freedom seeker buried in St. Louis. His heroic actions earned him freedom on September 24, 1863 by Lincoln’s Second Confiscation Act, for "important services to the United States Military Forces”. He is the enslaved figure seen rising with President Lincoln in Washington, D.C. and is listed on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession
Understanding bias becomes an everyday thought activity when we connect who we are and how our experiences shape us, along with a better understanding of how our brain impacts how we see others. Consider your brain and bias and fulfill Elimination of Bias CLE credit with long time community educator Karen Aroesty, founder of Aroesty Allied LLC.