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The statue of Dred and Harriet Scott stands outside the Old courthouse in downtown St Louis where their infamous Supreme Court case was heard.

On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case. Seven of the nine justices agreed that Dred Scott should remain a slave, but Taney did not stop there. He also ruled that as a slave, Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States, and therefore had no right to bring suit in the federal courts on any matter. In addition, he declared that Scott had never been free, due to the fact that slaves were personal property; thus the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was unconstitutional, and the Federal Government had no right to prohibit slavery in the new territories. The court appeared to be sanctioning slavery under the terms of the Constitution itself, and saying that slavery could not be outlawed or restricted within the United States.

Welcome and thank you for visiting my portfolio! As far back as I can remember, I've been taking pictures. From Polaroid, to Kodak Instamatic and Easyshare, to today’s iphone, I've had a camera in my hand everywhere I went. I remember the thrill every time I walked to the Fotomat hut on South Kingshighway to pick up my envelope of developed prints. (Although, I wondered how anyone could work in that little box of a building.) The anticipation of opening that envelope and seeing my pictures brought such me joy. I loved sharing them with everyone. The thrill of capturing a beautiful moment has stayed with me. When I take a great shot it makes my heart and soul happy. I've never understood people who say they don't like to have...