Harriet Robinson Scott’s story is part of the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. She is buried in St. Louis’ Greenwood Cemetery. Courtesy: Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3a08392/

Before the Civil War, Missouri was territory where it was legal to own slaves. People could be bought and owned and sold. Amidst the horrors of enslavement, blacks and their allies in the region found ways to fight against the system that kept them in bondage.

On this episode of Mo’ Curious, we meet a group of historians and archivists who are researching the backstories of formerly enslaved people and are working to educate others about the lives they lived.

…and here’s more information about the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom and St. Louis’ Greenwood Cemetery.