The Missouri State University Libraries is hosting the “Roads to Freedom: Slavery and Emancipation in St. Louis” exhibit throughout the month of February in the main lobby of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University. This exhibit is free and open to the public. 

The exhibit tells the story of St. Louis enslaved Blacks and their quests for freedom, which began as early as the city’s founding in 1764 and continued through the reconstruction era of the late 1800s. The display puts a St. Louis focus on related historical events including the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott case, and the abolitionist movement.

The “Roads to Freedom” exhibit was curated by the Missouri Humanities Council. This showing of the exhibit was made possible by the support of Fisk Limo.