Dred Scott
American abolitionist
Dred Scott was an enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for the freedom of themselves and their two daughters, Eliza and Lizzie, in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as the... Wikipedia
Born: Southampton County, VA
Died: September 17, 1858, St. Louis, MO
Spouse: Harriet Robinson Scott (m. 1836–1858)
Children: 4 (2 died during infancy)
Siblings: Dred Scott
Known for: Dred Scott v. Sandford
Resting place: Calvary Cemetery
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Apr 15, 2024 · The Dred Scott decision was the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an ...
Dred Scott ( c. 1799 – September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for the freedom of ...
Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri. From 1833 to 1843, he resided in Illinois (a free state) and in the Louisiana Territory, where slavery was forbidden by ...
Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought ...
Dred Scott traveled with him and, therefore, resided in areas where slavery was outlawed. Because of Missouri's long-standing "once free, always free" judicial ...
Mar 6, 2024 · Mr. Scott's case was based largely on his enslaver having taken him to Fort Snelling, which was located in free territory that is now Minnesota.
Nov 20, 2023 · In this ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any ...
393 (1857), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black ...
Oct 27, 2009 · The Dred Scott case, also known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott.
Feb 9, 2024 · Dred and Harriet Scott One of the most important cases ever tried in the United States was heard in St. Louis' Old Courthouse. Dred Scott v.
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