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"The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and Law"
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"They Have No Rights,"
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Dred Scott
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"Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History With Documents,"
by Dr. Paul Finkelman
"Dred Scott's Advocate: A Biography of Roswell M. Field,"
by Kenneth C. Kaufman
"Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession and the Presidential War Powers,"
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"Dred and Harriet Scott: A Family's Struggle For Freedom,"
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"I, Dred Scott,"
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"George Washington Carver:
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by William Federer
"Slavery and the Making of America,"
by James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton
"The Amazing Grace of Freedom:
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by Ted Baehr, Susan Wales, and Ken Wales
"Speak Right On:
Dred Scott: A Novel,"
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"Up From Slavery,"
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"Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome,"
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Images of "original case documents & correspondences" shown by permission courtesy: Washington Un
To view actual Dred Scott Case archives,
Washington
please contact:
University's Olin Library.
The Story
One of the most important cases ever tried in the United States was heard in St. Louis' Old Courthouse.
When the first case was first filed in 1846, Dred Scott was in his late 40s. He was born in Virginia around
On April 6th, 1846, Dred Scott and his wife Harriet filed suit against Irene Emerson for their freedom. For
In the past, Missouri courts supported the doctrine of "once free, always free." Dred Scott could not read
It is difficult to understand today, but under the law in 1846 whether or not the Scotts were entitled to the
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The Case
The Dred Scott case was first brought to trial in 1846 on the first floor, west wing courtroom of St. Louis'
Dred Scott was not ready to give up in his fight for freedom for himself and his family, however. With the
The Decision
On March 6, 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Cou
The American public reacted very strongly to the Dred Scott Decision. Antislavery groups feared that sla
Ironically, Irene Emerson was remarried in 1850 to Calvin C. Chaffee, a northern congressman opposed
Dred Scott did not live to see the fratricidal war touched off at Fort Sumter in 1861, but did live to gain his
However, his life, his purpose and indeed his destiny was to be forever a most integral part of the destru
*Portions of the above information published
by permission of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
& The Old Court House.
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