Supreme Court 4 - Dred Scott V. Sanford 1857

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During the "Decade of Crisis" Dred Scott sued for his freedom. Having lived in a free state and territory Scott claimed that he should be granted his freedom. Helped throughout the process by the family of his original o...

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