April 6, 1846 – “Dred Scott, an illiterate slave, bravely made his mark on a petition designed to ‘establish his right to freedom’ in an American court of law. This action began a legal odyssey that didn’t end until eleven years later in the U.S. Supreme Court.”1 “The Scotts’ case was based on the fact that [Dred and his wife Harriet] lived as enslaved people in free territory at Fort Snelling and other places, and therefore should be granted their freedom.”2
1http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/african-american-history/interactives/dred-scott-decision-and-its-bitter-legacy
2 http://www.historicfortsnelling.org/History/slavery-fort-Snelling
1http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/african-american-history/interactives/dred-scott-decision-and-its-bitter-legacy
2 http://www.historicfortsnelling.org/History/slavery-fort-Snelling
Dred Scott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DredScott.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DredScott.jpg
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