Events
The Freedom Suits
The Freedom Suits is an exhibit created for the Law Library Association by the Missouri State Archives.Slavery in St. Louis
Slavery in St. Louis is a traveling exhibit created by the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.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
Juvenile Law: Back to Basics: What you need to know!
Learn all the basics in the practice area of juvenile law at this program.
Our presenter is Susan E. Block, Esq. Block is an attorney at Paule Camazine & Blumenthal. She has been a lawyer for over 45 years. She practices in the areas of family, probate and juvenile law. Formerly, she served as a judge in the State of Missouri for 25 years.
Block has been involved in the Caring for Kids, the St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund Coalition and Missouri Foundation for Health.
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.