Post by Nubian Zuri* on Apr 27, 2009 7:05:50 GMT -5
Dred Scott was an couurageous , zealous brother that ultimately sued for his freedom.
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April 25
Dred Scott The birth of Dred Scott in 1799 is celebrated on this date.
He was a Black and abolitionist whose zeal for Black equality and humanity led him to sue America for his freedom. His unsuccessful legal recording was in the famous lawsuit Dred Scott v. Sandford which bears his name.
Scott was born a slave in Virginia as property of the Peter Blow family. He and the Blow family moved to St. Louis in 1830, but due to financial problems the Blow family had to sell Scott to Dr. John Emerson, who was a doctor for the United States Army. Dr. Emerson traveled extensively into Illinois and the Minnesota and Wisconsin territories where the Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery. It was during these travels that Scott met and married his wife, Harriet Robinson, and Dr. Emerson met and married his wife, Irene Sanford.
The Scott
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April 25
Dred Scott The birth of Dred Scott in 1799 is celebrated on this date.
He was a Black and abolitionist whose zeal for Black equality and humanity led him to sue America for his freedom. His unsuccessful legal recording was in the famous lawsuit Dred Scott v. Sandford which bears his name.
Scott was born a slave in Virginia as property of the Peter Blow family. He and the Blow family moved to St. Louis in 1830, but due to financial problems the Blow family had to sell Scott to Dr. John Emerson, who was a doctor for the United States Army. Dr. Emerson traveled extensively into Illinois and the Minnesota and Wisconsin territories where the Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery. It was during these travels that Scott met and married his wife, Harriet Robinson, and Dr. Emerson met and married his wife, Irene Sanford.
The Scott