Dred Scott

Dred Scott (circa 1799 – September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as the "Dred Scott Decision." The case was based on the fact that although he married a free black woman named Harriet while he was in Minnesota, and although he resided on free soil for 4 years, and although he attempted to buy his own freedom, Dred Scott[1] had lived with his slave owner, Dr. John Emerson, in states and territories where slavery was illegal according to both state laws and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, including Illinois and Minnesota (which was then part of the Wisconsin Territory). The United States Supreme Court decided 7–2 against Scott, finding that neither he nor any other person of African ancestry could claim citizenship in the United States, and therefore Scott could not bring suit in federal court under diversi…more

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	The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of an Extraordinary Life by David F. Walker 4.47 avg rating — 889 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics by Don E. Fehrenbacher 4.29 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 1978 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Am I Not a Man?: The Dred Scott Story by Mark L. Shurtleff (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2009 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) by Paul Finkelman 3.66 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1996 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dred and Harriet Scott: A Family's Struggle for Freedom by Gwenyth Swain 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2004 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speak Right On: Conjuring the Slave Narrative of Dred Scott by Mary E. Neighbour (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2006 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dred Scott's Advocate: A Biography of Roswell M. Field (Missouri Biography Series) by Kenneth C. Kaufman liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars