Dred Scott
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Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847 Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought before the United States Supreme Court In what is perhaps the most infamous case in its history, the court decided that all people of African ancestry -- slaves as well as those who were free -- could never become citizens of the United States and therefore could not sue in federal court The court also ruled that the federal government did not have the power to prohibit slavery in its territories Scott, needless to say, remained a slave Born around 1800, Scott migrated westward with his master, Peter Blow They travelled from Scott's home state of Virginia to Alabama and then, in 1830, to St Louis, Missouri Two years later Peter Blow died; Scott was subsequently bought by army surgeon Dr John Emerson, who later took Scott to the free state of Illinois.
In the spring of 1836, after a stay of two and a half years, Emerson moved to a fort in the Wisconsin Territory, taking Scott along While there, Scott met and married Harriet Robinson, a slave owned by a local justice of the peace Ownership of Harriet was transferred to Emerson Scott's extended stay in Illinois, a free state, gave him the legal standing to make a claim for freedom, as did his extended stay in Wisconsin, where slavery was also prohibited But Scott never made the claim while living in the free lands -- perhaps because he was unaware of his rights at the time, or perhaps because he was content with his master After two years, the army transferred Emerson to the south: first to St Louis, then to Louisiana A little over a year later, a recently-married Emerson summoned his slave couple Instead of staying in the free territory of Wisconsin, or going to the free state of Illinois, the two travelled over a thousand miles, apparently unaccompanied, down the Mississippi River to meet their master Only after Emerson's death in 1843, after Emerson's widow hired Scott out to an army captain, did Scott seek freedom for himself and his wife First he offered to buy his freedom from Mrs.
Emerson -- then living in St Louis -- for $300 The offer was refused Scott then sought freedom through the courts Scott went to trial in June of 1847, but lost on a technicality -- he couldn't prove that he and Harriet were owned by Emerson's widow The following year the Missouri Supreme Court decided that case should be retried In an 1850 retrial, the the St Louis circuit court ruled that Scott and his family were free Two years later the Missouri Supreme Court stepped in again, reversing the decision of the lower court Scott and his lawyers then brought his case to a federal court, the United States Circuit Court in Missouri In 1854, the Circuit Court upheld the decision of the Missouri Supreme Court.
There was now only one other place to go Scott appealed his case to the United States Supreme Court The nine justices of the Supreme Court of 1856 certainly had biases regarding slavery Seven had been appointed by pro-slavery presidents from the South, and of these, five were from slave-holding families Still, if the case had gone directly from the state supreme court to the federal supreme court, the federal court probably would have upheld the state's ruling, citing a previously established decision that gave states the authority to determine the status of its inhabitants But, in his attempt to bring his case to the federal courts, Scott had claimed that he and the case's defendant (Mrs Emerson's brother, John Sanford, who lived in New York) were citizens from different states The main issues for the Supreme Court, therefore, were whether it had jurisdiction to try the case and whether Scott was indeed a citizen The decision of the court was read in March of 1857 Chief Justice Roger B.
Taney -- a staunch supporter of slavery -- wrote the "majority opinion" for the court It stated that because Scott was black, he was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue The decision also declared the Missouri Compromise of 1820, legislation which restricted slavery in certain territories, unconstitutional While the decision was well-received by slaveholders in the South, many northerners were outraged The decision greatly influenced the nomination of Abraham Lincoln to the Republican Party and his subsequent election, which in turn led to the South's secession from the Union Peter Blow's sons, childhood friends of Scott, had helped pay Scott's legal fees through the years After the Supreme Court's decision, the former master's sons purchased Scott and his wife and set them free Dred Scott died nine months later.
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The Dred Scott Decision
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The Dred Scott Project - Part One - How We Met
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Dred Scott - Check The Vibe
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Album "Breakin' Combs" 1994.
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Dred Scott - Nuttin Ta Lose
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Dred Scott 16th street mall
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Dred Scott - Cant Hold It Back Ft. Da Grinch
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Dred Scott - Back In The Day
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1994 Album: "Breakin' Combs"
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Dred Scott - Check The Vibe
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From the album: Dred Scott - Breakin' Combs - Label: Tuff Break Records - Released: 1994.
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Dred Scott Music
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Hotel Colorado... a satyre song by Dred Scott. 16th st mall. Denver.
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Dred Scott Mock Trial 2012
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8th grade students at Riverdale Grade School, in Portland, Oregon, reenacted the 1857 Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sanford and the State of Missouri. ...
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The Dred Scott Decision of 1857
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A history project I made for school about the Dred Scott Decision.
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A short clip explaining the background information on the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court case.
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Dred Scott - Breakin Combs (Full Album) 1994
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1. Back In The Day 2. Duck Ya Head 3. Can't Hold It Back 4. Check The Vibe 5. Dirty Old Man Skit 6. The Story 7. To Da Old School 8. Funky Rythms 9. Swingin'...
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O morador de rua Dred Scott, de Denver, EUA, faz um cover de Prince e canta "Purple Rain".
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Dred Scott - Nuttin Ta Lose
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Del disco Breakin' Combs del '94 (Tuff Break Records)...Producido por el mismo Dred Scott.
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