Dred Scott events

Museums, universities and civic groups in St. Louis are holding events over several months to mark the 150th anniversary of the Dred Scott case. Here are some highlights.

At St. Louis' Old Courthouse at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, a new Dred Scott exhibit called "A Legacy of Courage: Dred Scott and the Quest for Freedom," opened Saturday. It will run for a year.

At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Friends for the 150th Anniversary of the Dred Scott Decision hold an event at the Central Library in St. Louis with the theme, "Let the Healing Begin." St. Louis city and county officials will speak. Members of the St. Louis Black Rep theater company will give a performance related to Dred and Harriet Scott's struggles to become free Missouri citizens.

At the Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum are special exhibits on the Dred Scott case. An exhibit also shows the differences in the lives of white and black children during slavery. For more information: www.thedredscottfoundation.org