Harriet Robinson Scott was an African American woman who fought for her freedom alongside her husband, Dred Scott, for eleven years. Their legal battle culminated in the infamous United States Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857.... Wikipedia
Born: 1815, Virginia
Died: June 17, 1876 (age 61 years), Missouri
Spouse: Dred Scott (m. 1836–1858)
Children: Eliza Scott; Lizzie Scott
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