The Freedom Suits is an exhibit created for the Law Library Association by the Missouri State Archives.
The Freedom Suits exhibit will include original, rarely-seen court pleadings of three different types of claims made by enslaved people seeking their freedom. The exhibit also will include explanatory panels about (1) Freedom Suits in St. Louis, (2) Freedom Suits in Missouri and (3) Freedom Suits in the United States.
Presenting sponsors:
Law Library Association of St. Louis
The Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation
Additional sponsors
Gold sponsors: AJ Legal Services LLP
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
The Freedom Suits exhibit runs from Tuesday September 3 through Tuesday December 3, 2024.
For more information and for sponsorship opportunities, contact Library Director Gail Wechsler at gwechsler@llastl.org or 314-622-4470.
More information about the exhibit coming soon!