Lynne M. Jackson is the great-greatgranddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, an enslaved couple known for taking their case for freedom to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The theme for RootsTech 2024 is ‘Remember’, which ties in well with Lynne’s original concept for the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation, which she created in order to ‘promote the commemoration, education, and reconciliation of our histories... and ensure that we never forget the struggle for freedom, citizenship, and equality, with an eye towards helping to heal the wounds of the past’.