Dread Scott
American
American slave who sued for his freedom and that of his family. They finally lost their case at the US Supreme Court. - AsNotedIn
American slave who sued for his freedom and that of his family. They finally lost their case at the US Supreme Court. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1846/03/00 | By March 1846, Dred and Harriet Scott are hired out to Samuel Russell, the owner of a wholesale grocery, Russell and Bennett, located on 82 Water Street in St Louis. | Employee | Scott v Emerson | ||||
1847/00/00 | First Dread Scott Trial | Plaintiff | Old Courthouse | Gateway Arch National Park | Scott v Emerson | ||
1850/00/00 | Second Dread Scott Trial | Plaintiff | Old Courthouse | Gateway Arch National Park | Scott v Emerson | ||
1857/03/06 | US Supreme Court issues their Dred Scott Decision | Plaintiff | Old Supreme Court Chamber | United States Capitol | Dred Scott v Stanford | ||
1857/05/26 | Dred and Harriet Scott appear in the St Louis Circuit Court and are formally freed. Judge Alexander Hamilton approved the papers. | Called to Life |
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