Dred Scott

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Dred Scott was an enslaved African American man whose unsuccessful lawsuit for freedom led to the infamous 1857 Supreme Court decision denying citizenship and rights to Black people in the United States.


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Old Courthouse associatedWith Dred Scott
subject surface form: Old Courthouse (St. Louis)
subject surface form: Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)
Dred Scott v. Sandford party Dred Scott
Dred Scott v. Sandford plaintiff Dred Scott